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December 24, 1971

The Hockey News December 24, 1971

<div class="byline">BY DOUG MCCONNELL</div><p>SEATTLE&mdash;</p><p>What the Seattle Totems seem to need most, at the moment, are introductions.</p><p>Not to the crowd as much as to each other.</p><p>General manager Murray Costello has shipped so many players in and out of Seattle in the past few weeks he has broken all of Joe Crozier&rsquo;s records, set when the Vancouver Canucks were in the Western Hockey League.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0026-0551/2945735-1-eng-US/f0026-052.jpg" title="f0026-05" width="284" height="447"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Bob Sneddon</b></figcaption></div><p>Costello could save time and expenses by moving his office to the airport.</p><p>But the Totems, who only own a few players, are no farther ahead picking up everyone&rsquo;s castoffs than they were under the aborted working agreement with Vanouver.</p><p>Rookie coach Chuck Holmes, wondering why he ever wanted to move behind the bench anyway, greeted 10 skaters and two goaltenders at one workout just after Costello said farewell to Vancouver GM Bud Poile.</p><p>That came not long after Costello bade bye-bye to Poile&rsquo;s son, David, who Bud had signed to a pro contract and assigned to Seattle. In between, several key players had been recalled and traded or assigned elsewhere.</p><p>Howie Hughes is left as the club&rsquo;s leading scorer with four goals.</p><p>The Totems marked their 11th straight defeat, a club record, with the worst whipping by either club in their rivalry with the Portland Buckaroos. The 10-0 whitewashing in the Rose City was the Totems&rsquo; 18th loss in 20 games.</p><p>Seattle, although owners of so few players, are not without trade bait. Numerous offers have been made for All Star defenseman John Hanna, to be delivered when he has recovered from surgery for a hernia, undergone nine games into the season.</p><p>Among the latest to try out a Seattle uniform are forwards Dick Meissner. Bob Ellett, Ross Butler and Bob Currier. They arrived just after defensemen Murray Flegel and Dave Woodley and goalie Bob Sneddon.</p><p>Meissner, released by Phoenix, Ellett, cut by Salt Lake City, and Woodley, turned loose by Portland, were picked up as free agents.</p><p>Sneddon was obtained in the trade which sent center Art Stratton to Tidewater of the American League. Flegel, 23 and Butler, 20-year-old from Winnipeg&rsquo;s junior team, were assigned by the Montreal Canadiens, and Currier by Philadelphia, after opening the season in Richmond of the AHL.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0026-01147/2945728-1-eng-US/f0026-012.jpg" title="f0026-01" width="569" height="594"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>BOB ELLETT&hellip;Grabbed From Eagles</b></figcaption></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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Totems Get Seven New Faces As Club Makes Bid To Rebuild

<p>BUFFALO&mdash;</p><p>Dick Duff will be home for Christmas for the first time in 18 years.</p><p>Home is Kirkland Lake, Ont. where the 35-year-old left-winger was born and prepared for a brilliant 16-year career in the National Hockey League.</p><p>Duff retired after playing in only eight games this season, and left as the 17th leading scorer in the history of the NHL. He played portions of two other seasons, at the beginning and end of his career, as well as the full 16, and never laced up a boot in the minors.</p><p>&ldquo;I wish I was 20 years old agains, but I enjoyed my stay in the NHL, and I have no regrets,&rdquo; he said at luncheon here in his honor.</p><p>&lsquo;I would like to stay in hockey in some non-playing capacity, and may try to hook on with a World Hockey Assn, club.&rdquo; he said.&rdquo; I also may be interested in coaching in Europe.&rdquo;<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

Dick Duff May Try Coaching

<p>Founded October 1st, 1947</p><p><b>Published weekly except monthly June through September by Ken-Will Publishing Co. Ltd. 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><br>President and Publisher</p><p><b>Charlie Halpin</b><br>Editorial Director</p><p><b>Yearly SUBSCRIPTION Rates: $6.00Jn Canada $7.00 in the U.S.A, and $9.00 in Foreign Countries.</b></p><p>Post page paid at Rouses Point, N.Y. 12979. Send address changes to 1434 St. Catherine Street West, Suite 212, Montreal 107, P.Q.</p><p>Second class mail&mdash;Registration No. 1327&rsquo;</p><p><b>Printed in Canada</b></p><p><b>Vol. 25 MONTREAL, DECEMBER 24, 1971 No. 12</b><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

The Hockey News OFFICIAL NATIONAL HOCKEY WEEKLY

<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-02640/2944717-1-eng-US/f0015-022.jpg" title="f0015-02" width="685" height="427"></div><h2>THE TOP 10 NETMINDERS</h2><div class="figure-block image-bleed"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-03539/2944710-1-eng-US/f0015-032.jpg" title="f0015-03" width="1111" height="471"></div><h2>COMPLETE GOALKEEPING RECORDS FOR NHL TEAMS</h2><div class="figure-block image-bleed"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-04420/2944703-1-eng-US/f0015-042.jpg" title="f0015-04" width="1118" height="2033"></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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LOOKING AT NHL GOALERS

<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/cover-01522/2947047-1-eng-US/cover-012.jpg" title="Cover-01" width="561" height="1104"></div><p><b>TOMMY IVAN Dean Of NHL&rsquo;s General Managers In 25th Season&mdash;PAGE 3</b></p><p><b>SIZE NO DETERENT FOR MARCEL DIONNE&mdash;PAGE 12</b></p><div class="figure-block image-bleed"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/cover-02395/2947040-1-eng-US/cover-022.jpg" title="Cover-02" width="1192" height="1376"><figcaption class="caption-body"><p><b>MARCEL DIONNE</b></p><p><b>Making Progress With Red Wings</b></p> <span class="photo-credit">(Hockey News Photo by Robert Shaver)</span></figcaption></div><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/cover-03175/2947033-1-eng-US/cover-032.jpg" title="Cover-03" width="560" height="1384"></div><p><b>ESPOSITO GETS 300th IN SECOND FASTEST ICE TIME&mdash;PAGE 19</b></p><p><b>&lsquo;BIG M&rsquo; BECOMES PLAYMAKER&mdash;PAGE 20</b></p><p><b>PICARD CLAIMS HE&rsquo;LL SKATE AGAIN&mdash;PAGE 11</b><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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HAWKS RULE WEST AGAIN—PAGE 16

<div class="byline">&#x2014;MacLean</div><p>NEW YORK&mdash;</p><p>Vic Hadfield already has nine power play goals, the most in the NHL&hellip;Ron Stewart, getting his first NHL goal for Vancouver and his 272nd career tally got standing MSG ovation&hellip;New York is 9-2-2 with the East and 8-2-2 with the West&hellip;Shorthanded goals are Bruce MacGregor three, Park two and Rousseau one&hellip;Brad Park is playing just about the best hockey of his life&hellip;The Bobby Rousseau for Bob Nevin deal is paying off in spades with Rousseau at 11-14-25 and aiming for his Montreal career high of 30 goals. Also, Bob plays the point and kills penalties and can play right wing. Nevvy killed penalties and played right wing, but in no way could he handle center or lead a power play.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

Hadfield Top NHL PP Sniper

<div class="byline">BY NORMAN MacLEAN</div><div class="image-hero"><img title="f0002-01" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0002-01705/2943891-1-eng-US/f0002-012.jpg"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>One of the big surprises for the Rangers this season has been the play and goal scoring feats of BOBBY ROUSSEAU, shown testing Detroit goaler AL SMITH. A bust with Minnesota last year, Rousseau has already scored 11 times this season.</b> <span class="photo-credit">(Hockey News Photo by Harry Klaff)</span></figcaption></div><p>NEW YORK&mdash;</p><p>Last season Vic Hadfield scored his twentieth goal with a burst of firepower in late March, Rod Gilbert got his thirtieth on the last day of the season and Jean Ratelle finished with 26 goals. This year, after 25 games, Hadfield has 19, Ratelle 16 and Gilbert 18. Rod came out of a mild goal scoring slump which had extended from November 13 to December 1 with a pair against the Buffalo Sabres on that-date, another pair against the Pittsburgh Penguins, in a losing 4-2 effort on the road, on December 4, and a singleton in a 6-3 win over Vancouver, December 5.</p><p>When all three members of the line scored against the Canucks, it was the sixth game in which all three had notched a goal, causing Gilbert to comment, &ldquo;When one of us scores we all score. I&rsquo;m glad to be finding the net again, but Jean and Vic are giving me the puck an awful lot.&rdquo;</p><p>Known as the Hot Line and in some quarters as the GAG Line the Rangers number one trio is making the NHL choke with its goal scoring. They are for real and may challenge the record 336 points set by the Phil Esposito, Wayne Cashman, Ken Hodge Boston line of last year. After 25 games, the boys had 127 points.</p><p>&ldquo;All I want to do is win the Stanley Cup,&rdquo; says captain Hadfield, &ldquo;Never mind the records.&rdquo;</p><p>Technically speaking Ratelle has never played better. He is a master at face-offs, sets up his plays perfectly, knows when to shoot now and comes back on defense more than most centers. He even blocked a Vancouver shot in Bob Goldham-Bill Gasdsby style. Hadfield is skating better than ever before in his life and waiting longer before unleashing his slap shot. Gilbert is the most improved. Rod wrists the pucks the instant he receives it these days and even when he slaps it, he doesn&rsquo;t tee it up, and wait until everyone is ready to stop his blast. And he is very accurate, unsually finding tiny holes between the opposition netminder and the post.</p><p>With the expansion phase of the Ranger schedule drawing to a close, New York, presently fighting with Montreal and Boston for the top of the NHL East, will find itself playing Chicago, Boston, Montreal and twice against Minnesota along with a pair of Pittsburgh encounters, a deuce against the Philadelphia Flyers and a single with the St. Louis Blues in the ensuing three weeks. Pittsburgh has been rough, tying the Rangers twice, both by 1-1 counts and defeating them the other time.</p><p>The revamped Bullodg Line, sans Dave Balon, now with the Vancouver Canucks and operating with Walter Tkaczuk and Billy Fairbarin has a new left wing in Gene Carr. Pierre Jarry at first took Baton&rsquo;s spot, but when he pulled a muscle and missed a game, Carr took over. Gene has looked very good and his skating speed is made to order for Tkaczuk and Fairbairn.</p><p>Tkaczuk scored his sixth goal of the year against Vancouver, deking Jocelyn Guevremont and then goalie Dunc Wilson.</p><p>&ldquo;Its hard to say if my drought around the net is over&rdquo;, commented Walter. &ldquo;I hope so&rdquo;.</p><p>Carr, for his part, has been a disciple of Emile Francis, the doughty general manager coach&rsquo;s feet. &ldquo;The Cat is teaching me how to play wing. He is showing me how to go up and down the wing and stay with my man. Playing with Tkaczuk is terrific.&rdquo;</p><p>Jarry has been working with Bobby Rousseau and Ted Irvine, with Bruce MacGregor temporarily out for a game with a broken nose suffered in Pittsburgh. This shows the Rangers depth&mdash;both Peter Stemkowski and MacGregor, two thirds of their checking line out and they&rsquo;re still winning. The Stemmer is due back December 12, but he will be worked in gradually and may even play a bit of left wing. He could take Carr&rsquo;s place on the Bulldogs or even work with Rousseau and MacGregor with Bobby still at center. All teams should have such problems.</p><p>Garry Doak, the defenseman from the Vancouver Canucks is working into shape after missing most of the early season with a training camp injury. He scored his first goal of the year against his old mates and will help later, especially if a rearguard gets hurt.</p><p>In goal, Ed Giacomin is 8-3-2 with Gil Villemure 9-1-2. Ed seems to get involved in the higher scoring game in which his defense plays it a bit loose. Although the Rangers did play it free and easy against Vancouver, with Villemure in goal.</p><p>The Blueshirts have been pouring the puck at the enemy nets, rarely getting less than 30 shots per game. In 21 of 25 games, the Rangers have gotten more than thirty shots and they have only allowed more than thirty in four.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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Rangers’ Firepower Menacing NHL Rivals As Hot Line Sizzles

<div class="byline">BY BOB VERDI</div><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0003-01708/2943953-1-eng-US/f0003-012.jpg" title="f0003-01" width="503" height="599"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>TOMMY IVAN TODAY</b></figcaption></div><p>CHICAGO&mdash;</p><p class="dropcap"><span>T</span>he game always has been a way of life for the man, so it&rsquo;s no great surprise that Tommy Ivan is expanding along with the rest of the National Hockey League.</p><p>A new, spacious office beneath cavernous Chicago Stadium is helping the dapper little general manager of the Black Hawks mark his 25th year in the league.</p><p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;ll still use the old one to lock up players during contract talks,&rdquo; grinned one of the sport&rsquo;s all-time tough dollar negotiators. &ldquo;Seriously, the new office just gives me a little more room. I&rsquo;d be able to do just as much work in the old one as I will in the new one.&rdquo;</p><p>Ah, work. Ivan knows that well. A career bedecked with success such as his is not without its toil and headaches. So every once in a while, he&rsquo;ll pause behind his desk, lift the glasses, rub those steely eyes, and emit a yawn as affirmation that even though one may spend 15 hours a day doing what he loves, being a GM is not easy.</p><p>&ldquo;And I&rsquo;m not as young as I used to be,&rdquo; he grins again. &ldquo;I&rsquo;ll be 61 next month, and every once in a. while, you begin to feel it. But I&rsquo;m thankful to God for what he&rsquo;s given me. The game&rsquo;s been good to me, and I only hope I&rsquo;ve been good to it in one way or another.&rdquo;</p><p>He certainly has been good to the Black Hawks and the Red Wings. After joining Detroit as a coach in 1947-48, he won six consecutive league titles and three Stanley Cups in seven seasons. Then he accepted the position of general manager in Chicago, where the franchise was an artistic and financial travesty.</p><p>The season before Ivan came to Chicago, the team had compiled and odorous record of 12 wins, 51 losses, and 7 ties for a very dead last place. And you could have counted the fans who came to witness its exhibitions.</p><p>Why would a successful gent like Ivan who loves hockey dare venture to Chicago, where the game was being played in only its crudest form?</p><p>&ldquo;It was the challenge more than anything,&rdquo; he recalled. &ldquo;And don&rsquo;t forget, it was a promotion from coach to general manager. I liked Detroit, and had a lot of friends there. But it was much more of a hardship for my family and especially my wife (Dorothy). There had to pick up all their roots and leave.&rdquo;</p><p>When Ivan arrived in the Windy City, there was plenty of dough&mdash;courtesy of the late Jim Norris and Arthur Wirtz. But even in those days, you couldn&rsquo;t put dollars in skates, and there weren&rsquo;t too many talented bodies available for sale.</p><p>&ldquo;So we put a lot of money into player development.&rdquo; Ivan said. &ldquo;We built up the farm systems and sponsored clubs. And eventually the players developed&mdash;Bobby and Dennis Hull, Pierre Pilote, Elmer Vasko, Chico Maki, Stan Mikita. Then things started to fall into place.&rdquo;</p><p>Around the fourth season of Ivan&rsquo;s tenure, the club started to turn the corner. It won more often, and the fans came more often.</p><p>&ldquo;We had crowds as low as 3,000 when I first got here,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;Believe me&hellip;!&rdquo; Now tickets to the Black Hawks are jewels.</p><p>In 1960-61, the Black Hawks finished third in the regular season, then staged an inspiring playoff to capture the Cup&mdash;their first since the 1937-38 campaign.</p><p>&ldquo;That was one of my two biggest thrills in hockey,&rdquo; Ivan beamed. &ldquo;The other was the 1951-52 season in Detroit, when he finished first for the fourth straight time and won the cup in eight straight games.&rdquo;</p><p>Ivan&rsquo;s job of rebuilding the. Chicago franchise reached a remarkable level in the 1960s, when the outfit became a real powerhouse. An in three of the last five years, the Hawks have finished first.</p><p>But here is a man who ducks praise. He&rsquo;ll tell you that Jack Adams gave him the horses to win in Detroit &ldquo;and I learned an awful lot from that man.&rdquo; And he&rsquo;ll tell you that if it weren&rsquo;t for the patience of Norris and Wirtz, he wouldn&rsquo;t have had much elbow room in Chicago.</p><p>&ldquo;I was very fortunate to be involved with men like that,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;If they hadn&rsquo;t given me the chances and the opportunities, I could never have done the things I&rsquo;ve been able to do.&rdquo;</p><p>But when you talk about what the man has, indeed, done, Ivan doesn&rsquo;t boast. He&rsquo;s almost shy about it all.</p><p>&ldquo;I like to remain quitely in the background,&rdquo; he whispers. &ldquo;Our staff is proud of the team, but we stay behind the scenes and like it that way.&rdquo;</p><p>He can snap, mind you, but almost always is genial. And is he tough about contracts? &ldquo;Why&hellip;he is really difficult,&rdquo; said one Hawk player&rsquo;s agent. &ldquo;Like the dollars were coming right out of his wallet. But he is honest, and fair, and once you&rsquo;ve decided on something, you never have to worry, about Tommy going back on his word.&rdquo;</p><p>Once every lead year, Ivan will explain a bit about how he operates his business, about how he moves years ahead of the fact. For instance, the acquisition of Keith Magnuson and Cliff Koroll, two stalwarts of the current squad.</p><p>That saga began when the Hawks agreed to aid the Los Angeles Blades of the Western League in 1964. Ivan would supply four bodies a year, and this entitle the Blades to purchase two after each season. In turn, the Hawks could enlist five members of the Blades on their reserve list.</p><p>There&rsquo;s more. The Hawks dumped dough into a junior team at Saskatoon sponsored by the Blades. In return, Chicago gained rights to players on the junior roster. Certain athletes on the Saskatoon list at that time were on the inactive list because they were attending college, and in 1967, the Hawks put the inch on a pair from Denver U.&mdash;Magnuson and Koroll.</p><p>A year later, from the same Saskatoon club, Ivan obtained Gerry Pinder.</p><p>&ldquo;But you have to work like that,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;Things like that just don&rsquo;t happen. Especially now with expansion, everybody&rsquo;s after the talent. But I don&rsquo;t believe all that about the dilution of hockey. Everything is better now. Everything&rsquo;s progressed, just as in any other business. But you must work and make moves with the future in mind.&rdquo;</p><p>To that end, Ivan not only puts in hours behind his desk, and follows the parent club around, but he travels coast-to-coast to judge prospective talent. That means midnight flights from places like San Diego and Portland and Dallas and back to the office the next morning.</p><p>He is the boss of his team and, although he values others&rsquo; counsel, Tommy Ivan gets that last word.</p><p>&ldquo;Expansion makes things tough,&rdquo; he said, &ldquo;just once, I&rsquo;d like to get that first draft choice in the amateur draft. But you can&rsquo;t if you finish high in the standings. The difference between being at the top of the list and the bottom can be a talented hockey player who&rsquo;ll fit right in, and a not-so talented player who needs seasoning.&rdquo;</p><p>There have been, of course, master strokes by Ivan which were easier than the Koroll-Magnuson-Pinder maneuvering. Such as plucking Goalie Tony Esposito from Montreal for a song. And like grabbing Bill White and Gerry Desjardins from Los Angeles.</p><p>And there was (we knew you&rsquo;d ask) that deal for which Ivan will be forever remembered. The one which has been called a &ldquo;swindle&rdquo; or merely a &ldquo;bad trade.&rdquo;</p><p>May 15, 1967: Phil Esposito, Ken Hodge and Fred Stanfield to Boston for Gilles Marotte, Pit Martin and Jack Norris.</p><p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;ve made good ones and I&rsquo;ve made bad ones, Ivan said. &ldquo;But I don&rsquo;t ever care to look back at them either way.&rdquo;</p><p>In the end, though, Ivan did get white for Marotte, and Esposito for Norris. So maybe the so-annointed Ian faux pas didn&rsquo;t work out that badly after all.</p><p>Ivan started his career in hockey as a center, but a fractured cheekbone sidelined him at age 27 in Brantford, Ont. So he moved up the line with training in all categories&mdash;coach, scout, administrator.</p><p>Today, he is an amiable sort, an courteous man who will aner his phone and return a call. He&rsquo;s an impeccable dresser, does not drink or smoke, and is an avid fan of all sports. He will regale you about the days coaching Gordie Howe at Omaha or the next year at Indianapolis or the years at Detroit and the long train rides.</p><p>He is meticulous in his work. He is so precise in his duties that what is his business is forever and only his business, and when a sportswrite tries to probe around a little, Ivan invariably will douse the quest with a gallon of ice water.</p><p>But even his evasive, careful ways are usually handled with class. And dot get excited when he says he&rsquo;s going to tell you something &ldquo;not for publication.&rdquo; It won&rsquo;t be a bombshell, but he is so consistent in this manner of secretive operation unto himself that it is almost endearing.</p><p>&ldquo;And besides,&rdquo; points out a veteran player, &ldquo;he does a heck of a job.&rdquo;</p><p>That is true. He is a master as his work. Perhaps the best. And that is for publication.</p><h2>Hockey News Special</h2><div class="figure-block image-bleed"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0003-02588/2943946-1-eng-US/f0003-022.jpg" title="f0003-02" width="1105" height="943"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Long-time associates with the Hawks, TOMMY IVAN, left, hired BILLY REAY as his coach in 1963 and Reay has stuck around for nine seasons working hand-in-hand with Ivan.</b></figcaption></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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‘DEAN OF NHL GENERAL MANAGERS’

<div class="byline">Ken McKenzie&#x2019;s</div><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0004-01770/2943998-1-eng-US/f0004-012.jpg" title="f0004-01" width="528" height="528"></div><p><b>&bull; BOSTON BRUINS</b> are interested in making a trade with Toronto. The Bruins would like to get defenseman Brian Glennie and right winger Ron Ellis from the Leafs. Toronto is keen to land Ken Hodge of the Bruins. Thus far there is no indication of the deal being close to completion&hellip;Attendance at home games of the Nova Scotia Voyageurs of the AHL has been a disappointment to date&hellip;Toronto&rsquo;s record against top five NHL teams shows a weakness. The Leafs had one win five losses and four ties in 10 games against Bruins, Rangers, Canadiens and Minnesota. Jack Gardner of Sussex, Enland, writes to say he saw his first pro hockey game broadcast on Television Sports Night in Britain between Chicago and Toronto and liked it. He also said there is talk of a new hockey stadium being built in London with seating for 15,000 with the idea of linking England with the rest of the Continent in a pro hockey setup. He says a European International Pro Hockey League would he something over there&hellip;Dick Dillman, Minnesota North Stars public relations director, is the only Minnesota club executive who has watched the first 196 consecutive home games. That takes in all regular season, exhibition and playoff games&hellip;There&rsquo;s something about the spacious and well-appointed St. Louis Arena that brings out the worst in the Buffalo Sabres. In their two-year history, the Sabres have lost all five games there and have never scored more than one goal in any one game. In the five game the Blues have outscored them, 29-4&hellip;Frank Christie, the Sabres&rsquo; veteran trainer, was 49 again this month. The Sabres whipped Minnesota, 3-1, as a birthday present for Christie, who said he was 49 when he was honored with a night several years ago&hellip;Polar Ice Paint is being used to color the ice surface on more arenas throughout the United States and Canada than any other. Polar Ice Paint is manufactured by The Reardon Company with offices in Montreal, St. Louis, Toms River, N.J. and Brunswick, Ohio. Obtain the Polar Ice Paint color chart and complete directions from your nearest hardware, paint or department store when getting ready to flood your local hockey rink and require the corect coloring for the various hockey markings&hellip;There are 210,000 boys 12 years and under registered with the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association this this season&hellip;Boston defenseman Don Awrey, sidelined with a broken leg, won&rsquo;t resume skating until January&hellip;Harold Ballard, president of Toronto&rsquo;s Maple Leaf Gardens, has advised, the promoters of Ontario&rsquo;s entry in the World Hockey Association that they could play their home games at the Gardens and that he would make available excutive quarters, dressing rooms, training camp facilities etc. Asking fee by the Garden is believed to be $25,000 pergame or 50 percent of the gross, whichever is larger. Because the Gardens would have to drop one ice show and clear other dates including several Saturdays, the WHA would be asked to post a $500,000 bond which would guarantee that it finishes the season&hellip;Close to 10,000 fans saw the California Seals down Chicago, 2-1, recently and it was a thriller all the way. In the previous eight games when the Seals had large attendances the team had always lost.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0004-02721/2943991-1-eng-US/f0004-022.jpg" title="f0004-02" width="281" height="451"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Dick Dillman</b></figcaption></div><p><b>&bull; JACKIE GORDON</b> is receiving plenty of credit for the terrific showing of the Minnesota North Stars this season. The soft-spoken Gordon has been recognized as an outstanding hockey man for years but he is just coming into his own now&hellip;The North Stars had an 18-4-3 record in their first 25 games this season and were actually five points ahead of second-place Chicago in the West Division at one stage&hellip;Coach Johnny Wilson of Detroit is practicing with the Red Wing Old Timers for their upcoming game with the Montreal Old Boys. Wilson worked at center between Howe and Ted Lindsay&hellip;Sid Abel was extremely happy when his St. Louis Blues edged past Detroit 2-1, the other right. &ldquo;Beautiful, Beautiful,&rdquo; Sidney bubbled&hellip;The old Los Angeles Blades remain &ldquo;in existence&rdquo;. Former executive Jack Geyer of the former Western Hockey League team, now with the football Rams, is the Blades sole employee, responsible only for receiving idemnity payments from the Kings and turning them over to the late Dan Reeves&rsquo; estate. He reports the checks have come in like clockwork and the last of the five yearly $250,000 payments soon will be made and wisecracks: &ldquo;We never made annual profits like this when we were operating&rdquo;&hellip;Andre Dupont, now with St. Louis, has drastically cut his penalty minutes from his minor league days. St. Louis coach Bill McCreary says: &ldquo;He realizes that he can&rsquo;t play in the NHL and sit in the penalty box all night&rdquo;&hellip;Fort Wayne Komets of the IHL are starting to move of late&hellip;Frans Henrichs, &ldquo;Mr. Hockey of Holland&rdquo;, was a recent visitor to Canada lining up a trip of 20 avid Dutch hockey fans who will see games in Toronto, Buffalo and Montreal in March with the help of CP Airlines&hellip;Fran&rsquo;s son Rob is a great Chicago Black Hawk fans who gets the NHL results every morning via CBC Europe&hellip;There are few better all-around front-office hockey executives than George Patrick Duffy of the Providence Reds. Duffy does a tremendous job for the Reds and is respected and recognized everywhere in hockey as a reliable and knowledgable hockey man&hellip;Bob Smulders, who was the fourth best scorer in Holland last season, is now playing for the Peterborough Petes and has scored two goals against the Toronto Marlies twice this season as well as a hat trick against Ottawa, which is a pretty fair illustration of just how European hockey has improved&hellip;The current issue of Sport Magazine notes that Minnesota North Star Bill Goldsworthy &ldquo;has done too well to go unnoticed, not so well as to be secure.&rdquo; Right now, with 70 goals in the last two seasons, he&rsquo;s the highest scorer in the NHL West except for the Hull brothers.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0004-03623/2943984-1-eng-US/f0004-032.jpg" title="f0004-03" width="276" height="459"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Andre Dupont</b></figcaption></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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PASSING THE PUCK

<h2>Writer Was Correct About Bill White</h2><p class="dropcap"><span>A</span> couple of years ago writer Bill Libby of Los Angeles declared in his column that Bill White, then with the L.A. Kings, was perhaps the best defensive defenseman in the NHL. I took issue with this evaluation and wrote a letter ridiculing it.</p><p>May I now declare that Bill Libby knows his hockey players better than I used to think he did. White certainly is a great defenseman and a big plus for the Chicago Black Hawks.</p><p>Hurray for the Hawks who have pulled White out of the lowly &ldquo;Kingdom&rdquo; into the Big Tribe. Also, hats off to Bill Libby.</p><p><b>BARRY DIXON,</b><br><b>Toronto, Ont.</b></p><h2>Officials Grow Lax In Obstructing Play</h2><p>Being a season ticket holder, it has become increasingly evident to me in the last couple of years the inept attitude of game officials in staying clear of the play and the puck during the course of the game.</p><p>There used to be a time when referees would almost jump off the ice, over the glass and almost into the crowd in order to stay clear of the play.</p><p>I wish I had a dime every time (a) a puck being cleared out or passed hit an official; (b) a player bumped into a referee while trying to break into the clear; (c) a player used an obstructing official to his advantage as a decoy.</p><p>I think it is about time somebody brought this to the attention of referee-in-chief Scotty Morrison.</p><p><b>D.R. OWEN,</b><br><b>Toronto, Ont.</b></p><h2>Players Should Face Fines, Too</h2><p>As a loyal fan of the Los Angeles Kings, I often feel cheated by the indifference in the play of many of the L.A. players.</p><p>King coach Fred Glover in one hundred percent right when he says there should be a change in the league rules as regards to the restrictions on fines for poor play. They fine professional football players, baseball players etc.,&mdash;so why should hockey players be any different? If there was ever a team which needed fining it is our lowly Kings.</p><p><b>MIKE GILLIVAN,</b><br><b>La Crescenta, Cal.</b></p><h2>St. Catharines Hawks Top NHL Star Producer</h2><p>The St. Catharines Black Hawks junior A team of the Ontario Hockey Association can lay just claim to beeing the developer of NHL superstars, starting with Pierre Pilote in the 1959-60 season and going on through Stan Mikita, Bobby Hull, Phil Esposito and Vic Hadfield.</p><p>NHL stars who once performed for the Hawks have won a total of: nine Art Ross, three Lady Byng, one Calder, three James Norris and one Lester Patrick trophy and, what&rsquo;s more, have grabbed off 26 first-team league All Star spots and 13 second-team honors.</p><p>St. Catharines has sent more players to the big leagues than any other junior team in Canada so no wonder every player coming up wants to play for the Hawks and have some of this great luster rub off on them.</p><p><b>DONALD MacLEAN</b><br><b>Thorold South, Ont.</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/f0005-01722/2944077-1-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.</p><p><b>Save with Sherwood.</b><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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Stick save

<div class="byline">BY DAN PROUDFOOT</div><p>TORONTO&mdash;</p><p>Like most players, Billy MacMillan doesn&rsquo;t much like training camps. This season, he&rsquo;s had three of them</p><p>Naturally, it wasn&rsquo;t his choice to suffer through three camps. And Toronto Maple Leafs wish the right winger had needed only one, like anyone else.</p><p>But consider the kind of year it has been for MacMillan. Remember, too, his rookie season last year when he was coach John McLellan&rsquo;s most pleasant surprise. He produced 22 goals and thumped the way coaches remember players checking in the good old days.</p><p>This year, MacMillan slid into a goal post during training camp, suffering a severe charley horse. He missed nine of 10 exhibition games, and his first training camp became a memory.</p><p>He slowly worked himself back into condition (training camp number two), but was only starting to breathe easily when in the 11th regular season game he suffered another charley horse in the same leg.</p><p>The equivalent of another training camp was necessary before he was ready to return early in December. In his first game back, against Boston Bruins, he scored his second goal of the season of training camps.</p><p>&ldquo;What it amounts to is three training camps in a row for me and it&rsquo;s tough. I was out three weeks the first time. This time it&rsquo;s been a month. Fortunately it&rsquo;s a long season yet, 55 games left.&rdquo;</p><p>MacMillan, 28, spent several seasons with Canada&rsquo;s National team. After it collapsed, he turned to teaching before deciding to try the Leafs.</p><p>Working with center Dave Keon and Garry Monahan, MacMillan played an important part in the Leaf attack. This year, the team has lacked balance because its Keon line has been mostly Keon&mdash;until MacMillan&rsquo;s return.</p><p>MacMillan and Keon combine dangerously around opponents&rsquo; goals while left winger Monahan, a strong skater, provides strong backchecking. Both Keon and MacMillan have strong backhand shots, and MacMillan&rsquo;s is as underestimated as Keon&rsquo;s used to be.</p><p>&ldquo;MacMillan is the hardest hitting forward we have,&rdquo; said McLellan, &ldquo;besides being a strong checker, he scores well. You have to miss someone like that.</p><p>&ldquo;Billy&rsquo;s a good clean bodychecker and that&rsquo;s important. Remember how he hit Jean Ratelle in the playoffs against New York last year? He likes to get them after they&rsquo;ve passed the puck and they&rsquo;re looking where the pass went.&rdquo;</p><p>MacMillan understood the long, 13-game wait before his latest return. &ldquo;I feel better this time than when I came back from the first injury. They gave me a good rest and didn&rsquo;t rush me back. I&rsquo;m told by the doctors that if I got another bump on the leg I&rsquo;d really be in trouble, so. it was important not to rush back.&rdquo;</p><p>His return was possibly rushed by one game, for a bruised knee knocked Jim Harrison out of uniform before the Boston game. Coach McLellan wanted at least one certified bumper against Bruins, and MacMillan was the man.</p><p>Afterward, MacMillan was only slightly purple in the face. He declared he felt fine, and ready for more action.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0006-01799/2944108-1-eng-US/f0006-012.jpg" title="f0006-01" width="542" height="604"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>BILLY MacMILLAN&hellip;Fights Injury Jinx</b></figcaption></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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MacMillan Admits Three Training Camps Too Much

<div class="image-hero"><img title="f0006-02" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0006-02652/2944139-1-eng-US/f0006-022.jpg"></div><h2>Cutting Around</h2><p class="dropcap"><span>A</span> line of chairs on the ice can help you practise cutting around defending players. Place the chairs different distances apart so you have to vary your stride threading through them.</p><p>Cutting to the right, lean into the turn and push hard with your left skate. Turning left, reverse the drill: lean Left and push with the right foot.</p><p>Always keep your arms and stick on the side away from the chairs (opponent) so you can&rsquo;t be stick checked. You&rsquo;ll actually be dragging the puck beside you. It&rsquo;s not as easy as it looks; practise.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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Hockey for Kids

<p><b>JULY</b><br><b>23-29</b></p><p><b>JULY-AUG.</b><br><b>30-5</b></p><p><b>AUG.</b><br><b>6-12</b></p><p><b>AUG.</b><br><b>13-19</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0007-01750/2944219-1-eng-US/f0007-012.jpg" title="f0007-01" width="883" height="625"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>A view of the training rink</b></figcaption></div><div class="figure-block image-bleed"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0007-02660/2944212-1-eng-US/f0007-022.jpg" title="f0007-02" width="1040" height="1071"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>J.C. TREMBLAY Montreal Canadiens</b></figcaption></div><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0007-03502/2944205-1-eng-US/f0007-032.jpg" title="f0007-03" width="879" height="613"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Supervised swimming pool</b></figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0007-04365/2944198-1-eng-US/f0007-042.jpg" title="f0007-04" width="431" height="533"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>JACQUES PLANTE Toronto Maple Leafs</b></figcaption></div><div class="figure-block image-bleed"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0007-05261/2944191-1-eng-US/f0007-052.jpg" title="f0007-05" width="1585" height="1092"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Here&rsquo;s J.C. Tremblay conducting a workout for youngsters as he drops puck to start ice session at Laval arena.</b></figcaption></div><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0007-06195/2944184-1-eng-US/f0007-062.jpg" title="f0007-06" width="415" height="528"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>JEAN RATELLE New York Rangers</b></figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0007-07148/2944177-1-eng-US/f0007-072.jpg" title="f0007-07" width="425" height="529"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>CLAUDE LAROSE Montreal Canadiens</b></figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0007-08118/2944170-1-eng-US/f0007-082.jpg" title="f0007-08" width="423" height="536"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>SERGE SAVARD Montreal Canadiens</b></figcaption></div><p><i>For Information and Brochures</i></p><p><i>Write</i></p><p><b>J.C. TREMBLAY HOCKEY SCHOOL</b></p><p><i>P.O. BOX 657, MONTREAL 101, P.O. CANADA</i><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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J.C. TREMBLAY HOCKEY SCHOOL

<div class="byline">&#x2014;By Bill Libby</div><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0008-01785/2944257-1-eng-US/f0008-012.jpg" title="f0008-01" width="272" height="354"></div><h2><i>Perreault Was Special</i></h2><p class="dropcap"><b><span>I</span>F THERE IS LITTLE</b> else right now, there is hope for the furure in Buffalo. Unlike other expansionists, Punch Imlach has nursed his amateur draft choices, refusing to trade them for the sort of never-will-be or has-been veterans who have been used to tempt others to part with theirs. And he came up with the outstanding rookie in the National Hockey League last season, Gil Perreault, and appears to have come up with the best first year performer in the circuit this season, Rick Martin.</p><p>Perreault was no surprise. The Sabres had the first selection in the spring of 1970 and he went first. Although a few held out for Dale Tallon, who went second, to Vancouver, there were only a few who did not think Perreault was one of the most promising prospects to come along in years. And he lived up to, that estimation setting a new standard for first-year players with 38 goals and 34 assists in 78 games.</p><p>Gil can fly. He handles the puck deftly. He fires bullets. Some feel he could be more fiery, since he had only 19 minutes in penalties. And he had defensive problems. But there can be little quibbling with his quality. Jude Drouin, the tiny pivot whom Mont real let go to Minnesota, scored 16 goals and set up 52 others, and was largely responsible for the big years enjoyed by Bill Goldsworthy and Danny Grant, but Perreault deserved rookie of the year honors. He was and is special.</p><p>He got off to a slower start this season, but then started to come on fast. He knows where the net is and he goes for it. He is explosive. And he has played a lot of this season on a line with Martin, who also has proven explosive, and who scored 15 goals in the first fourth of the current campaign. Martin is a superb skater and has a booming slap shot and a quick wrist shot. He gets free and picks corners. Imlach says, &ldquo;he seldom makes the same mistake twice.&rdquo; It is something to see Perreault and Martin on the ice together. Here is a mediocre team that could build a dynasty around these two.</p><p>Perreault broke into the NHL at 19 and just turned 21 in November. Martin won&rsquo;t be 21 until next July. Perreault is a 6-foot, 195-pounder, Martin is 5-11, but only a 170-pounder. Martin needs muscle. He was less obvious a prize than was Perreault a year earlier. He went only fifth in last summer&rsquo;s draw of graduating amateurs. Montreal took Guy Lafleur, Detroit drafted Marcel Dionne, Vancouver took Jocelyn Guevremont and St. Louis grabbed Gene Carr before Punch plucked his plum.</p><p>&ldquo;They&rdquo; say now Lafleur can&rsquo;t skate, but his amateur record indicates he got to the goal somehow, it is difficult for a youngster to break in with champions in Montreal and one would be unwise to deem him a disappointment too soon. Dionne is small, but obviously has super talents and could develop into a dynamic performer. Guevremont is large and powerful, needs some rough edges shaved off, but could become a big player. Carr, whose long curly, blonde locks had made him a darling of St. Louis fans, already has been traded to New York, so the Rangers currently loaded, have yet another prize prospect.</p><p>But no team has two kids of higher potential than Perreault and Martin. Both are from Quebec, Gil from Victoriaville and Dick from Verdun. In another era, both probably would have wound up with Montreal, contributing to Canadiens&rsquo; crowns. In the new era, they give new teams hope for the future.</p><p>The highest mark Martin has made has been on the road. His ability to score away from home where so many good players go bad parts him from the rest. And he says it has been that way throughout his career. It is surprising in the NHL where he is seeing so many rinks for the first time, but then here his home rink is shorter than the rest which inhibits him some, he says.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0008-02695/2944250-1-eng-US/f0008-022.jpg" title="f0008-02" width="560" height="896"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>RICK MARTIN&hellip;Another Rookie Winner?</b></figcaption></div><h2><i>Martin Learns By Playing</i></h2><p><b>A NICE-LOOKING LAD,</b> he says, &ldquo;I haven&rsquo;t seen too much that I didn&rsquo;t expect because I saw so much NHL play when I was playing junior in Montreal. It is a little different when you have to go out there and do it against the best players in the world. Sometimes the speed of some of them surprises you. Their quickness, really. The real adjustment as you move up is that you have so much less time to think out things. You have to react and without experience you&rsquo;re afraid of making a wrong move. It&rsquo;s probably helped a lot that Mr. Imlach has put me on a regular line right from the first and left me there. I&rsquo;m learning while playing.&rdquo;</p><p>Perreault, already an old hand with a season under his belt, says, &ldquo;I can&rsquo;t say if it would be better to come up through the minors learning as you go the way players did years ago, but they always say you learn fastest by playing against the best, so that&rsquo;s what I&rsquo;ve been doing and that&rsquo;s what Dick is doing and so far it seems to be OK. I just wish we were winning.&rdquo; The team has not been winning, but if these two do not grow discouraged they will be super stars when Punch puts enough good players with them to win.</p><p>For the time being, the most gallant guy in Buffalo has been Roger Crozier, whom Imlach calls the best goal-tender in the NHL. Crozier is no raw kid breaking in with green talent, high hopes and an eye on the future. The tiny veteran will be closing in on 30 before this season runs its course and he is in his 12th season as a pro, and he has had seasons when his skull almost caved in from pressure and he hid. He is naked now, without help, but not helpless. He never has been more brilliant. &ldquo;You just do the best you can,&rdquo; he sighs. &ldquo;I just hope I&rsquo;m still here when kids like those two (Perreault and Martin) lead us out of the wilderness.&rdquo;<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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Hockey Ad Lib

<div class="byline">By BILL LIBBY</div><p>LOS ANGELES&mdash;</p><p>Traded from Montreal to Los Angeles a month earlier, Rogatien Vachon decided to do the right thing by his girl-friend of three years, Nicole Marie Blanchard, and marry her. On a trip back east the last of November, Rog picked up Nicole, took her to nearby Burlington, Vermont, where a fast service was possible, and married her.</p><p>The next night he passed his honeymoon in the Montreal Forum nets where before bride and old friends, he and his Kings blew a 3-1 lead in a 5-3 defeat to Ken Dryden and the Canadiens. But the result does not reveal the quality of play. Vachon outshone Dryden by far. He had to handle 50 shots, Dryden only 17.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0008-03573/2944288-1-eng-US/f0008-032.jpg" title="f0008-03" width="279" height="437"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Rogatien Vachon</b></figcaption></div><p>A Canadien&rsquo;s goaltender gets support, a King&rsquo;s goaler does not. It is that simple and no good goal keeper is ever judged fairly when playing for a bad team. It would be fairer to judge goalers playing in the same uniform. Until the trade, both Vachon and Dryden played for Canadiens. And their statistics are interesting.</p><p>Dryden was given the regular job late last season and was acclaimed the hero of the playoffs as he helped the Canadiens to the Stanley Cup. His performance was regarded so highly all other goalers on the team were regarded as expendable. His goals-against average during the playoffs was 3.0. In three previous years of playoffs, Vachon had goal-against marks of 2.5, 2.1 and 1.4.</p><p>In five regular seasons with Montreal, Vachon&rsquo;s marks never were as high as 3.0 and averaged out to 2.6. The first part of this regular season, Dryden&rsquo;s mark was below 2.0, but it remains to be seen if he can sustain that standard over a full campaign. Meanwhile, with L.A., Vachon&rsquo;s mark had risen above 4.0. The support is not the same.</p><p>It simply is not clear that Dryden is superior to Vachon.</p><p>In Chicago during 1967, Denis DeJordy shared a Vezina Trophy with a 2.4. Landing in L.A., he went to 3.2, then 3.8, finally to 4.6 before being traded for Vachon. Now DeJordy is one of Dryden&rsquo;s backup benchwarmers. In Montreal in 1968, Vachon shared a Vezina Trophy with a 2.4, too.</p><p>Gerry Desjardins should have been NHL rookie of the year in 1969. His great goaltending without help from the Kings exceeded any other first-year player&rsquo;s performance, but writers who did not witness his nightly heroics were deceived by his ordinary 3.2 stats. Cracking under the bombardment, he rose to 3.8 the following season. In Chicago last season, he was 2.4.</p><p>On a great team, Vachon would be a great goal-tender. On a bad team, he is bound to look bad. It is incredible that he asked to be traded from a great team, that a French Canadian from Quebec wanted to leave Les Habitants, but Vachon says, &ldquo;I am 26 and Dryden is 24 and he is playing all the games and I was not going to play and my only hope for the future was a trade to a team which would play me.&rdquo; He hoped to be traded to a team which would give him support, too, but he got a bad break there. He won only two of his first 10 starts for the Kings.</p><p>He admits, &ldquo;it is very discouraging to play good and get bad results,&rdquo; and conceded, &ldquo;my future probably depends on how I hold up to the strain,&rdquo; but insists, &ldquo;I never will blame my teammates. I have my job to do and they have theirs and we all do our jobs as best we can. I hope to help this team become a winner.&rdquo;</p><p>Jack Kent Cooke says, &ldquo;Trading for Vachon was the best move we ever made,&rdquo; If the team ever is tightened up around him, the owner&rsquo;s optimism may be rewarded. The chunky little Vachon is cat-quick and bulldogtough. The fans chant &ldquo;Row-Gee. Row-Gee&rdquo; and love him. He could be the super star.</p><p><b>KINGS THINGS:</b> Alternate goaler rookie Gary Edwards played another dandy, but fell to a 3-8-1 record with a 2-0 loss in Buffalo, the team&rsquo;s fourth shutout loss of the season. The team has scored only one goal in ten other games. Through the first third of the current campaign, the record stood 5-20-1 and at this pace this fifth year of operation will be the worst yet. In their next game, the team lost its fifth straight and 17th in the last 20 stars, and fifth by a shutout, 7-0 in Chicago.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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Kings’ Net Problem Solved With Vachon But What Of Defense?

<div class="byline">BY CHARLEY BARTON</div><div class="image-hero"><img title="f0009-01" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-01764/2944319-1-eng-US/f0009-012.jpg"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>PETER McDUFFE&hellip;St. Louis Blues</b></figcaption></div><p>BUFFALO&mdash;</p><p>Craig Edward Ramsay has been assigned permanent locker space in the Buffalo Sabres&rsquo; dressing room.</p><p>In his fifth game in the National Hockey League, and precisely two weeks after being recalled from the Cincinnati Swords, the Sabres&rsquo; American League affiliate, the 20-year-old Ramsay collected the first three goals of his NHL career to give the Sabres a 3-1 win here over the Minnesota North Stars.</p><p>The win ended a five-game winning streak and nine-game unbeaten run for the powerful North Stars, who hadn&rsquo;t given up more than one goal in each of their seven previous games.</p><p>Ramsay, a slender left-winger and graduate of the Peterborough Petes of the Junior &ldquo;A&rdquo; OHA, had missed two games with the Sabres after sustaining a bruised ankle. Ramsay played one shift with Capt. Gerry Meehan and Steve Atkinson, then joined Phil Goyette and Ron Anderson for the rest of the game.</p><p>Ramsay changed into his working clothes in the center of the room in a make-shift arrangement in the Sabres&rsquo; crowded quarters. This is a youngster who is going to be around for a long time, and the club&rsquo;s second amateur draft choice, after Rick Martin last June, is getting accommodations more fitting to a first-line performer.</p><p>The soft-spoken Ramsay grabbed the pucks after his first and third goals, but didn&rsquo;t make a move for the disc after his second goal.</p><p>&ldquo;I was really excited after my first goal, and I didn&rsquo;t dream there would be another one after I scored the second time,&rdquo; he explained. &ldquo;I&rsquo;m fighting for a job, and the first goal made me feel just great.</p><p>&ldquo;Naturally, I wanted that &lsquo;hat trick&rsquo; puck. I&rsquo;ve never been known as a scorer. I had five goals in Cincinnati, and never more than two in any one game.&rdquo;</p><p>Punch Imlach, the Buffalo general manager and coach, used three rookies at left wing against the North Stars when an injury a night earlier to Eddie Shack forced Imlach to shuffle two lines.</p><p>In addition to Ramsay and Martin, Butch Deadmarsh also took a regular turn.</p><p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m very happy to win with those kids on the left side, but it&rsquo;s dynamite to go with so little experience in this league,&rdquo; Imlach said.</p><p>&ldquo;Our future is in the hands of the younger players, and when you get them giving you this kind of effort, the future has to look good.&rdquo;</p><p><b>ALONG THE BOARDS</b>&mdash;Gilbert Perreault, the Sabres&rsquo; rookie of the year last winter, had his consecutive-games pointscoring streak ended in the 3-1 win over the North Stars. Perreault scored at least one point in each of 18 games in a row, four short of the NHL record of 22 games held by Bronco Horvath, the former Boston star. In the 18 games, Perreault collected 10 goals and 22 assists&hellip;Defenseman Jim Watson, one of only three Sabres who appeared in all 78 games a year ago, was forced out of the lineup after 24 games this season with a pulled groin muscle&hellip;Imlach recalled defenseman Terry Ball from Cincinnati and Paul Terbenche, also a defenseman, from Salt Lake City of the Western League&hellip;Defenseman Mike Robitaille of the Sabres underwent surgery for a shoulder ailment, and will be out indefinitely.</p><h2>MEET THE ROOKIES</h2><p><b>The St. Louis Blues were looking for some future goaling insurance this season when they went after Peter McDuffe. The Blues acquired the youngster from the New York Rangers and they expect he&rsquo;ll be a serious contender for the No. 1 goaling job in time. McDuffe came to the Blues with auspicious credentials. He was top netminder the past two years with Omaha in the CHL and last season shared MVP honors with three others while being named All Star goaler. McDuffe is a chunky puck-stopper at 5&rsquo;9&rdquo;, and 180 pounds.</b><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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Hat Trick Clinches Berth For Sabres’ Rookie Ramsay

<p>Following are the latest player movements in hockey:</p><h2>NATIONAL LEAGUE</h2><p>PHILADELPHIA&mdash;<b>Mike Parizeau,</b> forward, claimed on waivers from St. Louis. <b>Dick Sarrazin and Bill Clement,</b> forwards, <b>Jim Mair,</b> recalled, from Richmond of AHL.</p><p>DETROIT <b>&mdash;Gerry Hart,</b> defenseman, removed from disabled list and assigned to Tidewater of AHL to play himself into condition. <b>Guy Charron,</b> forward, placed on disabled list after undergoing operation for broken cheekbone. <b>Rick McCann,</b> forward, returned to Tidewater.</p><p>BUFFALO&mdash;<b>Larry Mickey,</b> forward, assigned to Salt Lake of <b>WHL. Paul Terbenche, de</b>fenseman, recalled from Salt</p><p>VANCOUVER&mdash;<b>Barry Wilkins,</b> defenseman, placed on disabled list with shoulder separation. <b>Ed Dyck,</b> goalkeeper, assigned to Rochester of AHL.</p><p>BOSTON&mdash;<b>Don Marcotte,</b> forward, removed from disabled list and assigned to Boston Braves of AHL to play himself into condition. <b>Ted Green,</b> defenseman, returned to active roster from disabled list.</p><h2>AMERICAN LEAGUE</h2><p>BALTIMORE&mdash;<b>Bob Charlebois</b>, forward, secured from Phoenix as replacement for <b>Frank Hughes,</b> forward, who returned to Phoenix of WHL.</p><p>CLEVELAND&mdash;<b>Barrie Meissner,</b> forward, assigned to Omaha of CHL.</p><p>ROCHESTER&mdash;<b>Don West brooke,</b> forward, placed on waivers and later returned to Day ton of IHL.</p><h2>WESTERN LEAGUE</h2><p>SEATTLE&mdash;<b>Bob Currier,</b> forward, secured from Richmond of AHL. <b>Bob Ellett,</b> forward, signed as free agent after release by Salt Lake. <b>Barrie Meissner,</b> forward, returned to Cleveland. <b>Joe Robertson,</b> forward, dropped from active roster. <b>Dave Poile,</b> forward, returned to Vancouver of NHL. <b>Bob Sneddon,</b> goalkeeper, secured from Detroit to complete deal for Art Stratton.</p><h2>CENTRAL LEAGUE</h2><p>OMAHA&mdash;<b>Jerry Lecompte,</b> defenseman, sent to Des Moines of IHL.</p><p>FORT WORTH&mdash;<b>Nelson Debenedet,</b> forward, and <b>Charlie Shaw,</b> defenseman, assigned to Port Huron of IHL.</p><h2>INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE</h2><p>COLUMBUS&mdash;<b>Tom Reilly,</b> defenseman, secured from Vancouver of NHL on loan. <b>Les Noble,</b> forward, signed as free agent from Yorkton, Sask. <b>Glen Patrick,</b> defenseman, placed on disabled list with broken elbow. <b>Brent Taylor,</b> forward, secured from Des Moines of IHL. <b>Kirk Bowman,</b> forward, placed on waivers.</p><p>TOLEDO&mdash;<b>Rick Duffett,</b> goalkeeper, released.</p><h2>EASTERN LEAGUE</h2><p>GREENSBORO&mdash;<b>Brian Randall</b> and <b>Craig Stamp,</b> forwards, added to roster after being released earlier in season. <b>Ken Rzepecki,</b> defenseman, placed on 21-day disabled list. <b>Mike Heay,</b> defenseman, dropped from roster.</p><p>JACKSONVILLE&mdash;<b>Don Rozich,</b> forward, secured from Roanoke Valley of EHL.</p><p>ROANOKE VALLEY&mdash;<b>Bobby Guindon</b>, forward, secured from New Haven of EHL. <b>Ken Miller,</b> forward, placed on disabled list.</p><p>NEW JERSEY&mdash;<b>Gary Cunningham,</b> defenseman, placed on disabled list with shoulder injury. <b>Rick Molinaro,</b> forward, placed on active roster.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

Movements of Players

<div class="byline">BY ED CONRAD</div><p>PHILADELPHIA&mdash;</p><p>Lightning isn&rsquo;t supposed to strike twice in the same spot but Dick Sarrazin certainly hopes he&rsquo;s the rare exception.</p><p>Sarrazin, who was called up as a temporary replacement by the Flyers three years ago and stayed a year-and-a-half, was promoted for last week&rsquo;s game against California. The way he played may have made it difficult for the Flyers&rsquo; brass to send him back down.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0010-01781/2944374-1-eng-US/f0010-012.jpg" title="f0010-01" width="269" height="440"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Dick Sarrazin</b></figcaption></div><p>&ldquo;Whatever they decide to do, I&rsquo;ll accept it,&rdquo; says Sarrazin, diplomatically. &ldquo;I try to do my best, whether it&rsquo;s here in Philly or for the (Richmond) Robins.&rdquo;</p><p>Sarrazin, at the time the Robins&rsquo; leading scorer with nine goals, was promoted when fellow winger Lew Morrison was out with an injury. He played a good solid game which helped the Flyers end their seven-game winless streak. It spoiled former Flyer coach Vic Stasiuk&rsquo;s debut at the Spectrum as Seals&rsquo; coach.</p><p>Dick didn&rsquo;t spend too much time in the dressing room afterwards, however. He made a beeline for the nearest restaurant.</p><p>&ldquo;Would you believe I only ate two candy bars all day?&rdquo; Sarrazin volunteered. Then he explained in detail.</p><p>&ldquo;We played Saturday night in Baltimore, then took a bus back to Richmond,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;We got in about 3:30 A.M. and, because it was our second game in two nights, I was really beat when we got home. Then, when I got up and went over the rink for the team meeting in the morning, I was told Philly wanted me to join them for the game that night.</p><p>&ldquo;The only problem, they weren&rsquo;t able to get flight connections. So I had to jump right in the car and be on my way (a ride of about 300 miles).&rdquo;</p><p>Sarrazin arrived just before the warmup drill, tucked on Larry Zeidel&rsquo;s old No. 24 jersey, and played a key role in the Flyers&rsquo; first victory since they had shut out Los Angeles back on Nov. 18.</p><p>It was only the third victory for the Flyers in their past 15 games, and the first time that they held a two-goal lead in almost a month.</p><p>Sarrazin&rsquo;s steady performance which helped defeat Stasiuk&rsquo;s Seals was somewhat ironic. After all, Vic is the guy who recommended that the Flyers promote Dick three years ago. Stasiuk was coaching the Quebec Aces at the time.</p><p>On that occasion, Sarrazin replaced Simon Nolet&mdash;currently the Flyers&rsquo; top marksman&mdash;who was suffering through the worst slump of his career.</p><p>&ldquo;When I joined Philly that time, I played on a line with Forbes Kennedy and Don Blackburn&rdquo; recalled Dick. &ldquo;I had good luck right from the very beginning especially later when I was put on a line with Andy (Lacroix) and Guy (Gendron).</p><p>&ldquo;Why, I couldn&rsquo;t believe what was happening there for awhile. It seemed, whenever the Flyers scored a goal, I was on the ice.&rdquo;</p><p>Sarrazin wound up with 16 goals and 40 assists in 54 games and even got his name in the record book. He had four assists in a game against Pittsburgh, one shy of the record.</p><p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s a funny game,&rdquo; says Dick. &ldquo;It&rsquo;s just a matter of inches whether goals go in or they don&rsquo;t. You&rsquo;ve just got to keep working when things aren&rsquo;t going well for you, and eventually they Turn around. You just keep doing your job, and the breaks turn your way.&rdquo;<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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Sarrazin Bids For Berth

<div class="byline">BY DONALD BERNS</div><div class="image-hero"><img title="f0011-01" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-01772/2944429-1-eng-US/f0011-012.jpg"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Blues&rsquo; defenseman NOEL PICARD is wheeled to rinkside where he received a thunderous welcome from St. Louis fans when they learned his hockey future was in doubt because of a mangled foot suffered in a freak horse riding mishap.</b> <span class="photo-credit">(Hockey News Photo by Steve Goldstein)</span></figcaption></div><p>ST. LOUIS&mdash;</p><p>Noel Picard was the first to realize that his hockey career was in danger.</p><p>In the painful moments after his horseback-riding mishap last month he looked down at his badly mangled foot and feared the worst.</p><p>&ldquo;I saw the bone sticking out of my foot and I thought, &lsquo;That&rsquo;s it; no more hockey for me,&rdquo; Picard said. &ldquo;I began thinking, &lsquo;What am I going to do. What can I do. My education is not that great&rsquo;.&rdquo;</p><p>The worst fears were somewhat extreme, however, and Picard is planning his return to playing hockey. His doctors are cautiously pessimistic about the length of the healing period but they are happy about the progress thus far.</p><p>Picard had gone hunting on a Sunday off, and he and a group of friends had bagged two deer in the morning out in the woods near Ironton, Mo., south of St. Louis. The group had planned more hunting for the afternoon, but everyone was tired, and most went to relax in a big farmhouse nearby. Picard decided to enjoy a hoseback ride.</p><p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;ve been riding horses many times, and that old horse looked slow and harmless,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;I put a saddle on him, and we started out.&rdquo;</p><p>&ldquo;Then this little pony that had been in a pasture came in from the left, and the two of them began nuzzling one another,&rdquo; Picard said. &ldquo;The pony raised up, and his hoof got caught in the bridle on my horse. I tried to reach the hoof of the pony, but my horse reared up.&rdquo;</p><p>Picard and his horse fell to the side, and the horse&rsquo;s rump smashed Picard&rsquo;s foot. The husky defenseman lay helpless with what doctors would later describe as a compound fracture of the foot, ankle and heel</p><p>&ldquo;I don&rsquo;t think that ever before in my life I&rsquo;ve ever felt any pain like that,&rdquo; Picard said. &ldquo;My foot was twisted backward, and the bone was sticking out through my boot. I guess the high boots saved my foot, because I think that, if I had been wearing shoes, my foot would have been knocked off right then.&rdquo;</p><p>Picard crawled about 100 yards while yelling to his friends in the house for help. When they finally heard him, they thought that good-natured Noel was joking. But Picard told them to call Dr. J.G. Probstein, the St. Louis Blues&rsquo; team physician. The call was made.</p><p>More than an hour had passed from the time of the accident until the ambulance arrived. The trip from Ironton to Jewish Hospital in St. Louis took another 90 minutes. Probstein was waiting at the hospital and had called in a bone surgeon, Dr. Jerry Gilden. The question at that time was whether Noel&rsquo;s foot could be saved.</p><p>&ldquo;I don&rsquo;t believe I&rsquo;ve ever seen a foot that badly mangled,&rdquo; Probstein said. &ldquo;I just couldn&rsquo;t believe it.&rdquo;</p><p>Picard was given a shot to deaden the pain, and his boot was cut off. Picard was unconscious during the operation performed by Gilden to set the broken bones in place.</p><p>&ldquo;I wake up in the hospital bed and look down and see my foot sticking up in front of me,&rdquo; Picard said. &ldquo;It was a pretty good feeling to know that I still had it.&rdquo;</p><p>Picard was deluged with cards and letters and long-distance calls in the hospital, and the Blues&rsquo; policeman acknowledges that &ldquo;a couple drops of water came out of my eyes. I didn&rsquo;t know I had that many friends.&rdquo;</p><p>Picard is recuperating at home now and is hobbling slowly on crutches. He has a cast on the leg but can drive a car. The cast is changed by the doctor every three weeks.</p><p>Picard&rsquo;s spirits Were low after the operation, and the St. Louis fans, then suffering through the Blues&rsquo; slump, wondered what misfortune might befall the team next. On the day he was released from the hospital Picard made a dramatic appearance at the St. Louis Arena moments before the start of a game with the Boston Bruins. The fans had given the Blues their usual standing ovation when the players came on the ice and were settling in their seats when Picard&rsquo;s wheelchair was pushed into view near the players&rsquo; entrance. The applause began at that spot and rippled through the huge Arena until it grew into a thunderous ovation. Picard&rsquo;s appearance was startling, and the fans, witnessing a minor resurrection, were either gaping or laughing or crying. The inspired Blues played an exciting 6-6 tie with the high-scoring Bruins in the best game seen at the Arena in months.</p><p>Picard is talking about getting back on skates by the end of February and back into a game two or three weeks after that&mdash;if the healing process encounters no snags. The doctors, vividly remembering the sight of Noel&rsquo;s mangled foot, are not making any predictions about future skating or playing.</p><p>The future may depend on the courage of Picard himself. In that case he will be skating ahead of his own accelerated schedule.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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Injured Picard Expects He’ll Skate Again

<div class="byline">BY JACK BERRY</div><div class="image-hero"><img title="f0012-01" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-01751/2944460-1-eng-US/f0012-012.jpg"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>MARCEL DIONNE&hellip;Rookie Holding His Own</b> <span class="photo-credit">(Hockey News Photo by Robert Shaver)</span></figcaption></div><p>DETROIT&mdash;</p><p class="dropcap"><span>W</span>hen the Detroit Red Wings, after much agonizing, decided to keep and not trade their prime position in last summer&rsquo;s amateur draft and then, after more agonizing, decided to take Marcel Dionne, they heralded him practically as the next Gordie Howe.</p><p>That took some swallowing even on the part of management which really sweated out the double decisions and especially the second one, of actually taking Dionne.</p><p>The Wings were avowedly going after a bigger team physically and here they tapped a little guy&mdash;Dionne is only 5-foot-8.</p><p>So Dionne came to the Red Wings bearing a heavy burden because of his size and because management already was comparing him to Howe, the greatest all-around player in the game&rsquo;s history.</p><p>Now Dionne didn&rsquo;t expect to set the world afire but he is a confident youngster&mdash;smaller players always seem to have an extra measure of confidence. And while he hasn&rsquo;t been grabbing headlines like Buffalo&rsquo;s Rick Martin, Dionne is progressing quite nicely for a youngster making the big leap from junior to the National Hockey League.</p><p>Of the 14 juniors picked in the first round of last summer&rsquo;s draft, only seven have been playing in the NHL. And of the seven, Dionne ranked third in scoring after 27 games with five goals and 13 assists.</p><p>Martin, the quick, hard-shooting left wing of the Sabres, topped the yearlings and Montreal&rsquo;s Guy Lafleur was just ahead of Dionne. Lafleur, of course, was the first pick in the draft. Dionne went second and Martin fifth.</p><p>The other first round choices who are playing are Jocelyn Guevremont of Vancouver, Gene Carr of New York and Larry Wright and Pierre Plante, both of Philadelphia.</p><p>While it&rsquo;s an achievement simply to jump from junior to the NHL, Dionne isn&rsquo;t satisfied.</p><p>&ldquo;Personally, I&rsquo;m not happy. I think I should have more goals,&rdquo; Dionne said. &ldquo;The veterans tell me that sooner or later they will come and I&rsquo;ve tried everything.</p><p>&ldquo;Before it was so easy and then things went well in training camp,&rdquo; Dionne said&hellip;&ldquo;1 guess it&rsquo;s just mental.&rdquo;</p><p>Dionne never had a scoring problem in junior and his record, despite his size, is what made Detroit pick him. The stocky French-Canadian led the Ontario Hockey Association&rsquo;s Major Junior &ldquo;A&rdquo; in scoring the last two seasons, beating out Gil Perreault in 1969-70 with 132 points to 121. Perreault went on to win NHL rookie honors last season.</p><p>Dionne missed 14 games with a fractured collarbone last season but still won the title with 143 points (62 goals, 81 assists) in 46 games. His three year total of 214 goals and 293 assists set an OHA record.</p><p>With that kind of offense, it&rsquo;s understandable that Dionne has had difficulty adjusting to his comparatively meager NL output.</p><p>But Dionne is playing commendable two-way hockey and was most proud that during a seven-game journey, his line gave up only two goals and those were in the final game.</p><p>Dionne has exhibited good puck sense, a deft passing touch and darting speed. He&rsquo;s also shown the ability to sidestep or slip under checks, things a small player must learn quickly to survive.</p><p>&ldquo;No one has run at me too much but it doesn&rsquo;t surprise me. When you&rsquo;re playing closechecking hockey, you can&rsquo;t afford that. In junior they used to run at me six or seven times a game and they usually missed here if they run at you, they don&rsquo;t miss.&rdquo;</p><p>As the only rookie on the team, Dionne has taken considerable hazing and after one practice, several of the squad shaved him. Dionne lost his sideburns which he&rsquo;d nurtured along for some time. He went out and bought some false ones but gave up on them when he couldn&rsquo;t keep them straight.</p><p>&ldquo;I guess I was talking too much,&rdquo; Dionne said wryly of his free shave. &ldquo;Now I&rsquo;m looking for the next new guy.&rdquo;</p><p>By the time he&rsquo;s finished, Dionne should have seen a lot of new guvs come and go.</p><p><b>RED WING NOTES:</b> Alex Delvecchio celebrated his 40th birthday with an assist in-a 5-1 victory over Los Angeles and the five goals marked a rare splurge for the meager-scoring Red Wings.</p><p>Tim Ecclestone had his best Red Wing night in that one with a goal and assists on a pair by Doug Volmar.</p><p>Enroute to its highest goal yield in history last season, Detroit managed just one shutout and five one-goal games&hellip;neither Joe Daley nor Al Smith had a shutout through 27 games but the Wings did hold opponents to a single goal five games and that&rsquo;s some progress.</p><p>Defenseman Gerry Hart, who underwent surgery for a shoulder separation during the exhibition season, is skating again and was scheduled to go to Tidewater to get in game condition. Hart spent a week at Toronto&rsquo;s Physical Fitness Institute doing exercises to promote rapid healing of the shoulder.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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Size Proving No Deterrent As Dionne Progresses In NHL

<div class="byline">BY JOHN PORTER</div><p>OAKLAND&mdash;</p><p>From the press box Gary Jarrett got a different view of the game that earns him a living.</p><p>And when he got back on the ice for California he adjusted his style enough to insure he&rsquo;d play more than before.</p><p>&ldquo;Coaches always talk about using your body to take a man out of the play,&rdquo; said the talkative little left winger, known as &ldquo;Parrot&rdquo; to his friends. &ldquo;But you never really appreciate it until you see it up there.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-01739/2944498-1-eng-US/f0013-012.jpg" title="f0013-01" width="280" height="452"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Norm Ferguson</b></figcaption></div><p>&ldquo;From the press box you can really see what they mean. Take the man out and he can&rsquo;t get the return pass and go in for a shot.&rdquo;</p><p>Jarrett is a little bit of an anachronism for the new Seals that General Manager Garry Young and coach Vic Stasiuk keep talking about.</p><p>His old linemates Ted Hampson and Billy Hicke are long gone. It was thought Gary would be dealt away one way or another. too.</p><p>&ldquo;When they started playing me again,&rdquo; said Gary, &ldquo;I was told I&rsquo;d be around for the rest of the season. Nobody likes to be traded, but I wasn&rsquo;t getting to play, either.&rdquo;</p><p>At the beginning of the season Jarrett went unclaimed on waivers and the Seals were unable to make a trade. When injuries sidelined some of the California forwards, he was suited up.</p><p>&ldquo;Jarrett and Norm Ferguson,&rdquo; said Stasiuk. &ldquo;seem to lift the team. It appears they&rsquo;re coming in as fresh horses off green pastures. They seem so fresh. They&rsquo;re doing something for us.&rdquo;</p><p>In games against Minnesota and Chicago at the beginning of December, California scored just three times. Two of the goals were Jarrett&rsquo;s.</p><p>&ldquo;When you sit on the bench long enough,&rdquo; said Gary, who at 29 still has speed down the port side, &ldquo;the legs aren&rsquo;t ready. You get a little perturbed sitting on the bench, but I guess everybody does when he isn&rsquo;t playing.</p><p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m still not sharp around the net,&rdquo; he added.</p><p>Gary was extremely sharp two seasons ago when he toted up 18 goals before Christmas. An eye injury snuffed out the spree and he never really got back into the lineup.</p><p>What impresses Stasiuk about Jarrett is the wav the 5-foot-8. 170-pound lightweight is giving back some of the rough treatment that&rsquo;s been dished out to him. Opposing defensemen paddle him around like a ping pong ball in the corners. Now he returns the serve.</p><p>&ldquo;Players used to be hungry, you know what I mean?&rdquo; Stasiuk will say when recalling the good old days when the National Hockey League numbered six teams. &ldquo;You had one chance. They&rsquo;re just weren&rsquo;t that many jobs. You don&rsquo;t find that much anymore with expansion.</p><p>&ldquo;Maybe Gary&rsquo;s got that hungry feeling,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;That&rsquo;s what I&rsquo;m looking for. We need more forwards with the same attitude.&rdquo;</p><p><b>SEALS SHOTS:</b> Center Walt McKechnie was expected back in the lineup against Pittsburgh Dec. 8 after missing seven games with stretched ankle&mdash;ligaments&hellip;California suffered its first shutout (3-0) of the season in Philadelphia on Dec. 5.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-02686/2944491-1-eng-US/f0013-022.jpg" title="f0013-02" width="567" height="843"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>GARY JARRETT&hellip;Wins Job Back</b></figcaption></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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Jarrett Gives Seals Storing Lift

<div class="image-hero"><img title="f0014-01" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-01739/2944641-1-eng-US/f0014-012.jpg"></div><h2>TOP 25 SCORERS</h2><p>(Including Games of Sunday, Dec. 12)</p><div class="figure-block image-bleed"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-1745/2944634-1-eng-US/f0014-172.jpg" title="f0014-17" width="1396" height="793"></div><p>Key: GP&mdash;Garres Played; G&mdash;Goals; A&mdash;Assists; PTS&mdash;Points; PIM&mdash;PenaltiesIn Minutes; PPG&mdash;Power Play Goals; SHG&mdash;-Shorthanded Goats; WG&mdash;Winning Goals; TG&mdash;Tieing Goals.</p><h2>BOSTON Bruins</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-02628/2944627-1-eng-US/f0014-022.jpg" title="f0014-02" width="735" height="718"></div><h2>BUFFALO Sabres</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-03489/2944620-1-eng-US/f0014-032.jpg" title="f0014-03" width="737" height="837"></div><h2>CALIFORNIA Seals</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-04357/2944613-1-eng-US/f0014-042.jpg" title="f0014-04" width="749" height="794"></div><h2>CHICAGO Black Hawks</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-05267/2944606-1-eng-US/f0014-052.jpg" title="f0014-05" width="731" height="712"></div><h2>DETROIT Red Wings</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-06225/2944599-1-eng-US/f0014-062.jpg" title="f0014-06" width="741" height="793"></div><h2>LOS ANGELES Kings</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-07183/2944592-1-eng-US/f0014-072.jpg" title="f0014-07" width="727" height="752"></div><h2>MINNESOTA North Stars</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-08157/2944585-1-eng-US/f0014-082.jpg" title="f0014-08" width="723" height="732"></div><h2>MONTREAL Canadiens</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-09143/2944578-1-eng-US/f0014-092.jpg" title="f0014-09" width="729" height="698"></div><h2>NEW YORK Rangers</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-10127/2944571-1-eng-US/f0014-102.jpg" title="f0014-10" width="741" height="737"></div><h2>PHILADELPHIA Flyers</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-11114/2944564-1-eng-US/f0014-112.jpg" title="f0014-11" width="736" height="820"></div><h2>PITTSBURGH Penguins</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-12103/2944557-1-eng-US/f0014-122.jpg" title="f0014-12" width="733" height="822"></div><h2>ST. LODIS Blues</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-1386/2944550-1-eng-US/f0014-132.jpg" title="f0014-13" width="730" height="756"></div><h2>TORONTO Maple Leafs</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-1467/2944543-1-eng-US/f0014-142.jpg" title="f0014-14" width="732" height="827"></div><h2>VANCOUVER Canucks</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-1558/2944536-1-eng-US/f0014-152.jpg" title="f0014-15" width="740" height="758"></div><h2>NHL&rsquo;S EAST WEST SCOREBOARD</h2><div class="figure-block image-bleed"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-1647/2944529-1-eng-US/f0014-162.jpg" title="f0014-16" width="1451" height="371"></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE

<div class="byline">BY BOB SMIZIK</div><p>PITTSBURGH&mdash;</p><p class="dropcap"><span>T</span>he virtues of hard work have been made clear to any regular follower of the Pittsburgh hockey team. Though, for a while, there may have been doubters.</p><p>There wasn&rsquo;t a harder worker on the Penguin team than Bob Leiter, but the goals weren&rsquo;t coming for the 30-year-old center. But as Coach Red Kelly put it, &ldquo;If a guy works things will happen sooner or later.&rdquo;</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-01713/2944672-1-eng-US/f0015-012.jpg" title="f0015-01" width="270" height="439"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Jim Rutherford</b></figcaption></div><p>They finally happened for Bob Leiter on the first day of December when he scored his first National Hockey League hat trick against the Detroit Red Wings to lead the Penguins to a 4-2 win.</p><p>&ldquo;He was working and never stopped working,&rdquo; said Kelly. The fenguin coach acknowledged Leiter&rsquo;s efforts on the ice by barely ever having him miss a shift while some of the other players who weren&rsquo;t scoring were playing sporadically.</p><p>&ldquo;Leiter basically takes a good shot,&rdquo; Kelly said. &ldquo;You figured he should be getting goals sooner or later.&rdquo;</p><p>Leiter was beginning to wonder. He was getting his chances but the puck wasn&rsquo;t going in the net.</p><p>&ldquo;I was getting a little bitter that they weren&rsquo;t going in,&rdquo; said Leiter, who first broke into the National Hockey League in 1962 with Boston.</p><p>It wasn&rsquo;t that way in the exhibition season for Leiter who, after spending most of the last six seasons in the minors, was the sensation of the camp. He was the Penguins&rsquo; leading scorer with six goals and four assists.</p><p>After scoring only four goals in the Penguins first 24 games, Leiter began to worry. &ldquo;I was getting a little down on myself,&rdquo; he said, &ldquo;I felt I was here to get a few goals and that I was letting the guys down.&rdquo;</p><p>Leiter&rsquo;s hat trick came the first game he was put on a line with the Penguins&rsquo; top scoring wings, Greg Polis and Jean Pronovost. He added another goal the next game and in the third game with those two, he gave Pronovost a perfect pass in front of the net to score on Boston&rsquo;s Gerry Cheevers.</p><p>It had to make Kelly wonder what to do with Syl Apps, the regular center with Polis and Pronovost, when he returned from his injured leg.</p><p>Leiter appreicated the confidence that Kelly showed in him despite the lack of goals. &ldquo;Red stuck with me and it helped out,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;I don&rsquo;t think I missed more than a couple of shifts all season.&rdquo;</p><p>Kelly was doing all kinds of wheeling and dealing to get the Penguins out of several slumps, but one of the guys he rarely fooled with was Leiter.</p><p>It looks like Kelly&rsquo;s confidence is going to start paying off for more goals for the Penguins.</p><p><b>PENGUIN PATTER:</b> Jim Rutherford, who at first failed to regain his early-season form after returing from an injury, got it all back in an impressive 4-2 win over New York. Rutherford allowed two second period goals by Rod Gilbert, but aside from that was spectacular.</p><p>Before Rutherford was hurt Oct. 20 in New York he led the league in goals-against average, allowing only four in 191 minutes. But in his first three starts after a 20-day layoff he allowed 15 goals.</p><p>Tim Horton tried skating the third week in November but couldn&rsquo;t handle it. He rested a week then went back to work. The Penguins hope to have him back from his broken ankle by before Christmas.</p><p>Left winger John Stewart, called up from Hershey, has im-. pressed Kelly with his play and has a good chance of sticking around the rest of the season.</p><p>It looks like Kelly will continue to rotate his three goalies&mdash;Rutherford, Roy Edwards and Les Binkley&mdash;for a while, at least, and perhaps for the remainder of the season.</p><p>Keith McCreary scored against Boston Dec. 5 for only his first goal in 18 games and just his third of the season.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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Leiter’s Fears Quelled As Pens’ Star Fills Hat

<h2>In The East</h2><p class="dropcap"><span>D</span>efensemen who score hat tricks in the National Hockey League are indeed rare. It has happened only four times in 17 years and that&rsquo;s why young Brad Park of the Rangers found himself in select company when he pumped three past the Pittsburgh Penguins.</p><p>Before he connected for his three goals, only Bobby Orr, who turned the trick twice, and Duane Rupp, then with Pittsburgh, did it last spring. Orr made it for the second time when he counted three in Nov. 14 game against Los Angeles.</p><p>But Park&rsquo;s effort was not to be overshadowed. It culminated a fine week for the hard-driving New York backliner, who produced a seven-point week to share the scoring spotlight with the likes of Bobby Hull and Phil Esposito.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0016-02483/2944786-1-eng-US/f0016-022.jpg" title="f0016-02" width="566" height="675"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>BRAD PARK&hellip;New York Rangers</b></figcaption></div><h2>In The West</h2><p>The Chicago Black Hawks have come back to oust the Minnesota North Stars from their first place pedestal in the West Division and one player who has contributed largely to their upsurge is the Golden Jet, Bobby Hull.</p><p>The dynamic Chicago left winger had another scintillating week for the Hawks scoring three times and helping set up four more goals for seven points. Hull has 17 goals for the season and while it is behind his normal league pace, his goals are achieving new milestones for him at this stage of his brilliant career.</p><p>For example, this past week he put his name into the NHL record book and removed that of Maurice Richard when he tallied his 627th career goal, including playoffs, to pass the Rocket, who had 626 when he retired. Gordie Howe is still the all-time leader with 853.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0016-03382/2944779-1-eng-US/f0016-032.jpg" title="f0016-03" width="567" height="646"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>BOBBY HULL&hellip;Chicago Black Hawks</b></figcaption></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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Player’s of the week

<div class="byline">BY DWAYNE NETLAND</div><h2>LOUISVILLE SLUGGER</h2><h3>HOCKEY STICKS</h3><p>Made in Canada by HILLERICH & BRADSBY. LTD. Arnold Street, Wallacaburg, Ontario Sold in U.S. and Canada</p><p>TWIN CITIES&mdash;</p><p>When the Minnesota North Stars opened their National Hockey League season 10 weeks ago, coach Jack Gordon had only one word of advice for Jude Drouin, his prize second-year center: &ldquo;Shoot.&rdquo;</p><p>Drouin has great hockey talent and is one of the finest playmakers in the league, but he took only 204 shots on goal last season and Gordon felt he was passing up too many good opportunities in order to feed his linemates, Danny Grant and Bill Goldsworthy.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0016-01560/2944748-1-eng-US/f0016-012.jpg" title="f0016-01" width="272" height="437"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Jude Drouin</b></figcaption></div><p>&ldquo;With guys like that on the wings,&rdquo; Drouin tried to explain, &ldquo;a center&rsquo;s job becomes a lot easier. I got as much a kick out of setting them up as I did scoring a goal.&rdquo;</p><p>In spite of Gordon&rsquo;s admonition, however, Drouin was in a goal-scoring slump this season until he broke out last week with a pair of goals in a 3-1 victory over Philadelphia. He had gone 19 straight games without scoring a goal, although his assist total was sufficient to put him right up there with the team scoring leaders.</p><p>There is a suspicion that Drouin will become more goalconscious as the season wears along. One reason is that Gordon switched left wingers on his line a few weeks ago, inserting J.P. Parise for Grant in order to provide a little more balance on his lines.</p><p>Parise has mastered the art of feeding his teammates near the crease, and it will be interesting to see Drouin&rsquo;s goal-scoring reaction to those setup passes.</p><p>Grant is an excellent hockey player whose primary forte is his shooting. Parise is a good shot, too, but is particularly accomplished at digging the puck out of the corners and relaying it over in the area of the net.</p><p>Drouin, perhaps more than anyone else, has typified the progress of the North Stars in the last two seasons. General manager Wren Blair got him from Montreal in June of 1970 for Billy Collins in one of the best deals he has ever made.</p><p>A good, solid season which included a total of 68 points earned Drouin a second-place finish to Buffalo&rsquo;s Gil Perreault in the balloting for the Calder Trophy. In the Stanley Cup playoffs, like the rest of the North Stars, Jude really came on. He scored five goals and added seven assists for 12 points in 12 games, an unusually strong contribution for a rookie.</p><p>Drouin has more moves with the puck than any player on the Minnesota roster. &ldquo;He really handles that puck,&rdquo; admired Goldsworthy. &ldquo;You should see him dangle it there, holding it until the last second, then putting it right on your stick. A guy has to be born with talent like that.&rdquo;</p><p>Jude has become something of an internationalist. He is a French-Canadian native of Montreal who now speaks with a slight Southern United States accent, the result of spending his off-seasons in Houston, Texas, the home town of his lovely wife, Debbie. Drouin met her while playing for Houston a few years ago in the Central Hockey League.</p><p>When he first reported to the North Stars in September of 1970, they were concerned he might be a temperamental sulker. He didn&rsquo;t have much to say, and he did not appear to be too happy. But gradually the true Drouin personality came out, litrtle by little. Today he is one of the most gracious, amiable, outgoing persons on the team, and quite articulate.</p><p>Drouin, in his own mind, does not feel that he went 19 games without scoring a goal. &ldquo;I got one Nov. 7 at Philadelphia,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;The referee claimed it didn&rsquo;t go over the line, but it did. The TV replays showed that clearly enough.&rdquo;</p><p>Meanwhile, the young Frenchman was helping the streaking North Stars to their most productive burst in club history. From the day that Parise joined the Drouin-Goldsworthy line, the North Stars ran off an unbeaten streak of nine games, longest in the team&rsquo;s history.</p><p>On the morning of Dec. 5, the North Stars led the Chicago Black Hawks by five big fat points in first place in the West Division. With 39 points, they had three more than any other team in the NHL. They had already equalled their entire victory total of 18 in the 1968-69 season and they had just completed a stretch of seven straight games in which they had allowed just one goal per game.</p><p>It was really amazing. And nobody was happier over it all than Blair, who listened over the radio from his hospital room while his prize nugget, Drouin, outskated two teammates to catch up with Ted Harris&rsquo; high lob pass and guide the puck into an empty Philadelphia net to insure a 3-1 victory.</p><p><b>NORTH STAR NOTES:&mdash;</b> Blair underwent surgery Dec. 6 to correct a long standing lung condition. It will be at least a month before he returns to work, but in typical Blair fashion he had planned to do some paper work at home while recuperating&hellip;Dennis Hextall, who underwent knee surgery Oct. 4, returned to the Minnesota lineup. Gordon is breaking him back in gradually, with penalty-killing and power play shifts&hellip;Gump Worsley had a 1.36 goals-against average after his first 11 games and Cesare Maniago was 1.71 after his first 14 starts&hellip;The North Stars allowed only 39 goals in their first 25 games. In two of those games they gave up five goals each, so in the other 23 they had allowed an incredibly low total of 29 goals&hellip;<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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Gordon’s Shoot Edict May Make Drouin Super Scorer

<h2>MONTREAL</h2><h3>GOAL</h3><p>Ken Dryden</p><p>Phil Myre</p><p>Dents DeJordy</p><h3>DEFENSE</h3><p>Terry Horper A</p><p>Jacques Laperhere</p><p>Pierre Bouchard</p><p>J.C. Tremblay A</p><p>Dale Hogan son</p><p>Guy Lapointe</p><h3>CENTER</h3><p>Henri Richard C</p><p>Jocques Lemaire</p><p>Pete Mahovlich</p><p>Chuck Lefley</p><h3>R. WING</h3><p>Yvon Cournoyer</p><p>Claude Larose</p><p>Rejean Houle</p><p>Guy Lafleur</p><h3>L. WING</h3><p>Marc Tardif</p><p>Frank Mahovlich A</p><p>Phil Roberto</p><p>Larry Pfeau</p><h3>INJURED</h3><p>Serge Savard</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>Rick Smith</p><p>Ma tt Rav lich</p><p>Bob Stewart</p><p>Ted Green A</p><h3>CENTER</h3><p>Phil 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 Cashman</p><p>Garnet Bailey</p><p>Mike Waiton</p><h3>INJURED</h3><p>Don Awrey</p><h2>DETROIT</h2><h3>GOAL</h3><p>Al Smith</p><p>Joe Daley</p><h3>DEFENSE</h3><p>Gary Bergman</p><p>Amie Brown A</p><p>Ron Stackhouse</p><p>Larry Johnston</p><p>Bob Wall</p><p>Ron Harris</p><h3>CENTER</h3><p>Alex Delvecchio</p><p>Red Berenson</p><p>Marcel Dionne</p><p>Al Karlander</p><p>Danny Johnson</p><p>Rick McCann</p><h3>R. WING</h3><p>Tim Ecclestone</p><p>Mickey Redmond</p><p>Bill Collins</p><p>Doug Volmar</p><h3>L. WING</h3><p>Brian Conacher</p><p>Nick Ubett</p><p>Ab McDonald</p><h3>INJURED</h3><p>Leon Rochefort</p><p>Guy Charron</p><h2>TORONTO</h2><h3>GOAL</h3><p>Bernie Parent</p><p>Jacques Plante</p><h3>DEFENSE</h3><p>Bob Baun A</p><p>Jim McKenny</p><p>Brod Seiwood</p><p>Brian Glennie</p><p>Jim Dorey</p><p>Mike Pelyk</p><p>Ricky Ley</p><h3>CENTER</h3><p>Norm Ullman</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><p>Billy MacMillan</p><h3>L. WING</h3><p>Paul Henderson</p><p>Denis Dupere</p><p>Don Marshall</p><p>Darryl Sittier</p><h3>INJURED</h3><p>None</p><h2>NEW YORK</h2><h3>GOAL</h3><p>Ed Giocomin</p><p>Gilles Villemure</p><h3>DEFENSE</h3><p>Brad Park A</p><p>Jim Neilson</p><p>Rod Seiling</p><p>Dale Rolfe</p><p>Ab DeMarco</p><p>Gary Doak</p><h3>CENTER</h3><p>Jean Ratelle</p><p>Walt Tkoczuk</p><p>Bobby Rousseau</p><p>Pete Stemkowsk</p><h3>R. WING</h3><p>Rod Gilbert</p><p>Bill Fairbairn</p><p>Pierre Jerry</p><p>Bruce MacGrego</p><h3>L. WING</h3><p>Jim Lorentz</p><p>Vic Hadfield</p><p>Ted Irvine</p><p>Glen Sather</p><p>Gene Corr</p><h3>INJURED</h3><p>None</p><h2>BUFFALO</h2><h3>GOAL</h3><p>Roger Crozier</p><p>Dave 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>Terry Ball</p><h3>CENTER</h3><p>GilbertPerreault</p><p>Gerry Meehan</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><h3>L. WING</h3><p>Danny Lawson</p><p>Richard Martin</p><p>Butch Deadmarsh</p><p>Rod Zaine</p><p>Craig Ramsay</p><h3>INJURED</h3><p>Tracy Pratt</p><p>Mike Robitaille</p><h2>VANCOUVER</h2><h3>GOAL</h3><p>George Gardner</p><p>Dune Wilson</p><h3>DEFENSE</h3><p>Pat Quinn</p><p>Jocelyn Guevremont</p><p>Dennis Kearns</p><p>John Scheila</p><h3>CENTER</h3><p>Orland Kurtonbach C</p><p>Andre Boudrias A</p><p>Ron Ward</p><p>Fred Speck</p><h3>R. WING</h3><p>Rosaire Paiement</p><p>Murray Hall</p><p>Bobby Schmautz</p><p>Wayne Connolly</p><p>Ron Stewart</p><h3>L. WING</h3><p>Wayne Maki</p><p>Ted Taylor</p><p>Dave Baton</p><p>Dale Talton A</p><h3>INJURED</h3><p>Poul Popiel</p><p>Barry Wilkins</p><h2>CHICAGO</h2><h3>GOAL</h3><p>Tony Esposito</p><p>Gary Smith</p><h3>DEFENSE</h3><p>Pat Stapleton</p><p>Bill White</p><p>Keith Magnuson</p><p>Doug Jarrett</p><p>Jerry Korob</p><h3>CENTER</h3><p>Stan Mikita</p><p>Pit Martin</p><p>Bryan Campbell</p><p>Lou Angotti</p><p>Andre Lacroix</p><h3>R. WING</h3><p>Cliff Koroll</p><p>Chico Moki</p><p>Ertc 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>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>Carl Brewer A</p><p>Jim Roberts C</p><p>Barclay Plager A</p><p>Bill Plager</p><p>Bob Ploger</p><h3>CENTER</h3><p>Garry Unger</p><p>Chris Bordeleau</p><p>Terry Crisp</p><p>Curt Bennett</p><h3>R. WING</h3><p>Gary Sabouriq A</p><p>Frank St. Marseille</p><p>Mike Murphy</p><h3>L. WING</h3><p>George Mornson</p><p>Floyd Thomson</p><p>Jock Egers</p><p>Gerry Od rowski</p><h3>INJURED</h3><p>Noel Picard</p><h2>CALIFORNIA</h2><h3>GOAL</h3><p>Gilles Meloche</p><p>Lyle Carter</p><h3>DEFENSE</h3><p>Carol Vadnais C</p><p>Bert Marshall A</p><p>Marshall Johnston</p><p>Dick Redmond</p><p>Paul Shmyr</p><h3>CENTER</h3><p>Joey Johnston</p><p>Walt McKechnie</p><p>Wayne Carleton A</p><p>Ivan Boldirev</p><h3>R. WING</h3><p>Norm Ferguson</p><p>Craig Patrick</p><p>Gerry Pinder</p><h3>L. WING</h3><p>Bobby Sheehan</p><p>Gary Croteau</p><p>Stan Gilbertson</p><p>Ernie Hicke</p><p>Gary Jarrett</p><h3>INJURED</h3><p>Tommy Williams A</p><p>Tom Webster</p><h2>PHILADELPHIA</h2><h3>GOAL</h3><p>Doug Favell</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>Rick Foley</p><h3>CENTER</h3><p>Bobby Clarke</p><p>Jimmy Johnson</p><p>Larry Wright</p><p>Bill Clement</p><h3>R. WING</h3><p>Gary Dornhoefer A</p><p>Lew Morrison</p><p>Pierre Plante</p><p>Dick Sarrazin</p><h3>L. WING</h3><p>Jean-Guy Gendron</p><p>Bob Kelly</p><p>Bill Lesuk</p><p>Larry Keenan</p><p>Mike Parizeau</p><h3>INJURED</h3><p>Simon Nolet</p><p>Serge Bernier</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 Kannegiess&rsquo;</p><p>Bryan Watson</p><p>Bob Woytowich</p><p>Joe Noris</p><h3>CENTER</h3><p>Ron Schock</p><p>Bobby Leiter</p><p>Bryan Hextall</p><p>Syl Apps</p><p>Rick Kesseli</p><h3>R. WING</h3><p>Nick Harbaruk</p><p>Ken Schinkel A</p><p>Jean Pronovost</p><h3>L. WING</h3><p>Keith McCreary</p><p>Vol Fonteyne</p><p>Greg Poln</p><p>John Stewart</p><h3>INJURED</h3><p>Tim Horton A</p><p>Rene Robert</p><p>LOS ANGELES</p><h3>GOAL</h3><p>Rogatien Vachon</p><p>Gary Edwards</p><h3>DEFENSE</h3><p>Larry Hillman</p><p>Harry Howell A</p><p>Gilles Marotte A</p><p>Jean Potvin</p><p>Bill Mikkelson</p><p>Paul Curtis</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>None</p><h2>MINNESOTA</h2><h3>GOAL</h3><p>Cesare Maniago</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>Ted Hampson</p><p>Murray Oliver</p><p>Charlie Burns A</p><p>Gordon Labossiere</p><h3>R. WING</h3><p>Bill Goldsworthy</p><p>Lou Nonne</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><h3>INJURED</h3><p>Jude Drouin</p><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/f0017-01473/2944964-1-eng-US/f0017-012.jpg" title="f0017-01" width="443" height="290"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0017-02420/2944957-1-eng-US/f0017-022.jpg" title="f0017-02" width="477" height="288"></div><h2>Tues, Dec 7 ST. LOUIS 1 at VANCOUVER 2</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0017-03346/2944950-1-eng-US/f0017-032.jpg" title="f0017-03" width="578" height="412"></div><h2>Wed, Dec. 8 DETROIT 2 at MONTREAL 4</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0017-04271/2944943-1-eng-US/f0017-042.jpg" title="f0017-04" width="582" height="564"></div><h2>MINNESOTA 1 at TORONTO 3</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0017-05224/2944936-1-eng-US/f0017-052.jpg" title="f0017-05" width="576" height="535"></div><h2>NEW YORK 2 at CHICAGO 2</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0017-06188/2944929-1-eng-US/f0017-062.jpg" title="f0017-06" width="579" height="461"></div><h2>BOSTON 5 at LOS ANGELES 3</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0017-07166/2944922-1-eng-US/f0017-072.jpg" title="f0017-07" width="580" height="715"></div><h2>CAUFORNIA 1 at PITTSBURGH 1</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0017-08135/2944915-1-eng-US/f0017-082.jpg" title="f0017-08" width="586" height="433"></div><h2>Thur, Dec. 9 NEW YORK 5 at PHILADELPHIA 0</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0017-09120/2944908-1-eng-US/f0017-092.jpg" title="f0017-09" width="587" height="628"></div><h2>CHICAGO 3 at BUFFALO 1</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0017-10110/2944901-1-eng-US/f0017-102.jpg" title="f0017-10" width="579" height="449"></div><h2>Fri, Dec. 10 ST. LOUIS 4 at CAUFORNIA 4</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0017-1193/2944894-1-eng-US/f0017-112.jpg" title="f0017-11" width="589" height="720"></div><h2>Sat, Dec. 11 MINNESOTA 3 at MONTREAL 4</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0017-1282/2944887-1-eng-US/f0017-122.jpg" title="f0017-12" width="585" height="644"></div><h2>CHICAGO 3 at TORONTO 1</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0017-1366/2944880-1-eng-US/f0017-132.jpg" title="f0017-13" width="582" height="541"></div><h2>BOSTON 6 at VANCOUVER 2</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0017-1455/2944873-1-eng-US/f0017-142.jpg" title="f0017-14" width="587" height="696"></div><h2>PHILADELPHIA 3 at DETROIT 6</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0017-1545/2944866-1-eng-US/f0017-152.jpg" title="f0017-15" width="589" height="747"></div><h2>BUFFALO 3 at PITTSBURGH 3</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0017-1643/2944859-1-eng-US/f0017-162.jpg" title="f0017-16" width="584" height="599"></div><h2>ST. LOUIS 1 AT LOS ANGELES 4</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0017-1736/2944852-1-eng-US/f0017-172.jpg" title="f0017-17" width="589" height="537"></div><h2>Sun, Dec. 12 MONTREAL 1 AT PHILADELPHIA 4</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0017-1830/2944845-1-eng-US/f0017-182.jpg" title="f0017-18" width="585" height="508"></div><h2>TORONTO 4 AT BUFFALO 2</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0017-1924/2944838-1-eng-US/f0017-192.jpg" title="f0017-19" width="587" height="561"></div><h2>PITTSBURGH 1 AT NEW YORK 6</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0017-2016/2944831-1-eng-US/f0017-202.jpg" title="f0017-20" width="582" height="706"></div><h2>MINNESOTA 3 AT CHICAGO 5</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0018-02386/2944824-1-eng-US/f0018-022.jpg" title="f0018-02" width="576" height="652"></div><h2>BOSTON 2 AT CALIFORNIA 4</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0018-03286/2944817-1-eng-US/f0018-032.jpg" title="f0018-03" width="585" height="609"></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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National Hockey League SUMMARIES

<div class="byline">BY TOM MONAHAN</div><p>BOSTON&mdash;</p><p class="dropcap"><span>F</span>lashing red lights are danger signals for most mortals but they add up to a cure-all for everything that has been bothering Bruin right winger Ken Hodge for the past six weeks.</p><p>There hasn&rsquo;t been anything physically wrong with the 6&prime; 2&Prime;, 210-pound native of Toronto, but there were plenty of mental problems plaguing him.</p><p>Boston Garden&rsquo;s normal capacity of 14,995 was on his back constant ly, there were rumors that he would be traded, he was involved in a practice session fight with teammate Derek Sanderson and suffering from general irritability.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0018-05169/2945033-1-eng-US/f0018-052.jpg" title="f0018-05" width="278" height="434"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Bobby Orr</b></figcaption></div><p>You see, Hodge who helped the Bruins on last year&rsquo;s record wrecking spree with 43 goals had only four goals and 16 assists to his credit and had not scored since Oct. 31.</p><p>Then he came to life in the Dec. 5 game with the Pittsburgh Penguins to help the Bruins to a 5-3 victory with a pair of lamp lighters. Even though, one of them was an open-net gift on a pass from Bobby Orr, Hodge was able to smile once again and display the personality that had made him a Boston favorite from the day he arrived in Beantown from Chicago at the start of the 1967-68 season.</p><p>&ldquo;Getting that first one after so long gave me a funny feeling,&rdquo; said Hodge. &ldquo;My eyes felt a bit misty. It put us ahead 3-2 and if I didn&rsquo;t get that one I think I&rsquo;d have busted out in tears.</p><p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s been a long dry spell and it certainly wasn&rsquo;t easy. Certainly I heard the fans. I didn&rsquo;t enjoy that. I don&rsquo;t know anyone who does. But I can&rsquo;t say that I really blamed them all that much.</p><p>&ldquo;They have come to expect me to produce and when I don&rsquo;t they show their disappointment.</p><p>&ldquo;But I was disappointed enough in myself. No, I wasn&rsquo;t worried about being traded. I saw the story in Toronto that I was being traded for Ron Ellis and Brian Glennie.</p><p>&ldquo;But both Milt Schmidt and Tom Johnson assured me that it was nothing but speculation.</p><p>&ldquo;The thing that bothered me is that I was getting chances to score but I wasn&rsquo;t connecting and I couldn&rsquo;t figure out why. No one could give me the solution either. All the coach told me was to keep shooting the puck was bound to go in.</p><p>&ldquo;So I just tried to do that and tried to keep playing my game and hoping things would break my way.&rdquo;</p><p>Although the fans were on Hodge during his 35-day drought, his teammates were solidly behind him.</p><p>&ldquo;I think they were more disturbed by the fans than Kenny,&rdquo; said linemate Phil Esposito. &ldquo;The odd part is that Ken was playing real good hockey, especially in the past two weeks but no one was noticing it.&rdquo;</p><p>Orr chimed in with, &ldquo;I&rsquo;ll tell you I&rsquo;m glad I&rsquo;m a defenseman on this team and don&rsquo;t have to go into the corners with Hodge. He&rsquo;s big, strong and tough and he doesn&rsquo;t let up.&rdquo;</p><p>Furthermore, Orr denied that he fed Hodge the puck for his sixth goal of the season as a morale-booster.</p><p>&ldquo;The defenseman had me screened,&rdquo; he claimed. &ldquo;I didn&rsquo;t have a shot at the net.&rdquo;</p><p>And Sanderson proclaimed to everyone that &ldquo;Hodge is my best pal and a great hockey player&rdquo;.</p><p>A grateful and happy Hodge appreciated the sentiments and now that the red lights have started to flash he hopes they blink so rapidly he&rsquo;ll be dizzy watching them.</p><p><b>ICE CHIPS:</b> Sanderson revealed he had been approached with &ldquo;an interesting offer&rdquo; to join the Miami franchise in the World Hockey Association but gave it no thought&hellip;&ldquo;Boston and the Bruins have been good to me,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;I don&rsquo;t want to leave here&rdquo;&hellip;The B&rsquo;s assigned Don Marcotte to their AHL Braves&rsquo; farm so that he can skate himself into condition in competition&hellip;Marcotte is recovering from a disc operation and will remain with the Braves at least 14 days&hellip;Don Awrey had a lighter cast put on his ankle the middle of last week and is progressing favorably but the Bruins don&rsquo;t expect him back in action before the middle of next month.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0018-01478/2945026-1-eng-US/f0018-012.jpg" title="f0018-01" width="563" height="577"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>KEN HODGE&hellip;Battled Teammate</b></figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0018-04224/2945019-1-eng-US/f0018-042.jpg" title="f0018-04" width="554" height="582"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>GILLES MELOCHE&hellip;Stopped Bruins Again</b></figcaption></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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Hodge Genial Bruin Again As Storing Drought Ends

<div class="image-hero"><img title="f0018-06" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0018-06140/2945071-1-eng-US/f0018-062.jpg"></div><p><b>(Standings on Tues, Dec. 14)</b></p><h2>EAST DIVISION</h2><h2>WEST DIVISION</h2><div class="figure-block image-bleed"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0018-07123/2945064-1-eng-US/f0018-072.jpg" title="f0018-07" width="1118" height="340"></div><h2>GAMES COMPLETED</h2><p><b>Tues, Dec. 7</b></p><p>St. Louis 1 at Vancouver 2</p><p><b>Wed, Dec. 8</b></p><p>Detroit 2 at Montreal 4</p><p>Minnesota 1 at Toronto 3</p><p>New York 2 at Chicago 2</p><p>Boston 5 at Los Angeles 3</p><p>California 1 at Pittsburgh 1</p><p><b>Thus, Dec. 9</b></p><p>New York 5 at Philadelphia 0</p><p>Chicago 3 at Buffalo 1</p><p><b>Fri, Dec. 10</b></p><p>St. Louis 4 at California 4</p><p><b>Sat, Dec. 11</b></p><p>Minnesota 3 ot Montreal 4</p><p>Chicago 3 at Toronto 1</p><p>Boston 6 at Vancouver 2</p><p>Philadelphia 3 at Detroit 6</p><p>Buffalo 3 at Pittsburgh 3</p><p>St. Louis 1 at Los Angeles 4</p><p><b>Sun, Dec. 12</b></p><p>Montreal 1 at Philadelphia 4</p><p>Toronto 4 at Buffalo 2</p><p>Pittsburgh 1 at New York 6</p><p>Boston 2 at California 4</p><p>Minnesota 3 at Chicago 5</p><h2>GAMES TO COME</h2><p><b>Tues, Dec. 14</b></p><p>Toronto at St. Louis</p><p>Detroit at Vancouver</p><p><b>Wed, Dec. 15</b></p><p>Montreal at Los Angeles</p><p>Pittsburgh at Toronto</p><p>Philadelphia at New York</p><p>Buffalo at Chicago</p><p>St. Louis at Minnesota</p><p><b>Thurs, Dec. 16</b></p><p>New York at Boston</p><p>Buffalo at Philadelphia</p><p><b>Fri, Dec. 17</b></p><p>Montreal at Vancouver</p><p>Detroit at California</p><p><b>Sat, Dec. 18</b></p><p>Buffalo at Toronto</p><p>New York at St. Louis</p><p>Boston at Pittsburgh</p><p>Detroit at Los Angeles</p><p>Chicago at Minnesota</p><p><b>Sun, Dec. 19</b></p><p>Montreal at California</p><p>Toronto at Philadelphia</p><p>Minnesota at New York</p><p>Pittsburgh at Boston</p><p>Vancouver at Buffalo</p><p>St. Louis at Chicago</p><p><b>Tue, Dec. 21</b></p><p>Los Angeles at Minnesota</p><p><b>Wed, Dec. 22</b></p><p>loronto at Montreal</p><p>Pittsburgh at New York</p><p>Vancouver at Detroit</p><p>Chicago at California</p><p>Los Angeles at St. Louis</p><p><b>Thur, Dec. 23</b></p><p>Boston at Buffalo<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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NHL SCOREBOARD

<p>MONTREAL&mdash;</p><p class="dropcap"><span>I</span>t took an entire line to break up the Phil Esposito-Bobby Orr combination at the top of the National Hockey League&rsquo;s individual scoring parade but none of the three New York Ranger linemates were able to push Esposito from the top spot last week.</p><p>The Boston Bruins&rsquo; duo led the scoring race most of last season but Rangers&rsquo; Jean Ratelie, Vic Hadfield and Rod Gilbert are keeping it apart so far this season. In fact, Esposito&rsquo;s 300th regular-season goal enabled the Boston center to edge one point ahead of Ratelle. Esposito has a league-leading 23 goals and 51 points. Hadfield is third with 46 points, one more than Gilbert and three more than Orr, who also lost his lead in the assist department. Ratelle took that over by picking up five assists during the week to raise his total to 33 for the season.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0019-01457/2945102-1-eng-US/f0019-012.jpg" title="f0019-01" width="527" height="579"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>PHIL ESPOSITO&hellip;Man In A Hurry</b></figcaption></div><p>By becoming the 16th player in NHL history to score 300 goals, Esposito accomplished the feat in the second-fewest total games, 564. Only former Montreal great right winger Maurice (Rocket) Richard, bettered the mark by scoring his 300th goal in his 481st game. Here is a comparison of some of the others with 300 or more goals: Nels Stewart, Montreal Maroons, Boston, New York Americans, 566 games; Bobby Hull, Chicago, 576th game; Bernie Geoffrion, Canadiens and Rangers, 593rd game; Jean Beliveau, Canadiens, 594th game; Gordie Howe, Detroit, 624th game. All others who scored 300 goals reached that figure in more games than those mentioned</p><p>Hull, incidentally, reached another milestone last week when he scored the 627th goal of his NHL career, including playoffs. That put him ahead of Rocket Richard, who had 626 goals, including 544 in regular season and 82 in playoffs. Hull has 571 regular-season and 58 playoff goals.</p><p>Another individual highlight was achieved when Brad Park of New York became only the third active defenseman to score three goals in a game Park performed the feat age Pittsburgh and goaltender Rutherford. The only other defensemen to score three goals in a game in the last 17 years are Orr who did it twice&mdash;Dec. 14, 1968 against Chicago&rsquo;s Dave Dryden and again this past Nov. 14 against Gary Edwards of Los Angeles&mdash;and Duane Rupp of Pittsburgh who did it Mar. 24, 1971 against Rutherford who was then with Detroit.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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Only Rocket Scored 300th In Fewer Games Than Espo

<div class="byline">BY GIL SMITH</div><div class="image-hero"><img title="f0020-01" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0020-01302/2945133-1-eng-US/f0020-012.jpg"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>FRANK MAHOVLICH&hellip;Turns To Old Skills</b> <span class="photo-credit">(Hockey Nows Photo by Kobori Shovot)</span></figcaption></div><p>MONTREAL&mdash;</p><p class="dropcap"><span>F</span>rank Mahovlich began his NHL career as a center and as such he knew plenty about playmaking. So, it was a matter of calling upon old skills, recently, when the &lsquo;Big M&rsquo; began setting up goals instead of scoring them, himself.</p><p>Mahovlich found himself faced with a king-sized scoring slump that extended through the latter part of November and into December, as well.</p><p>What it amounted to was but one goal in 10 games for Frank, which, by his standards, is strictly sub-par.</p><p>&ldquo;A goal every ten games seems to be about my speed lately,&rdquo; says Frank whimsically. He added, however, that he&rsquo;d been getting his share of scoring chances but had been victimized by some clutch goaltending on the part of enemy netminders.</p><p>To bridge the gap, Mahovlich turned to the playmaking role. Instead of shooting he began carrying the puck behind the net and then feeding it out in front to waiting linemates. He was particularly effective at this in Habs 7-0 drubbing of the Vancouver Canucks, recently. The Big M failed to score but did pick up three assists in that game, setting up goals for Jacques Lemaire, Terry Harper and rookie Guy Lafleur.</p><p>The headlines that have followed Frank down through the years have been devoted almost exclusively to his goal-scoring feats. Possessor of a whistling shot, he&rsquo;d amassed 421 career goals in regular season play going into this campagin. He got off to his fastest start, this year, with a dozen goals in the first 10 games he played. He&rsquo;d extended that to 16 goals by early December, as slumps plagued him, and it brought his career total to 437 goals to date.</p><p>However, he has a career total of 424 assists to go with those goals, showing that hockey&rsquo;s&rsquo;Big M&rsquo; has always been pretty handy at setting up his linemates.</p><p>Meanwhile, other sharpshooters on the team were finding the net with regularity. Jacques Lemaire had himself a fine five-point night with a hat-trick and two assists against Vancouver: giving him nine goals and 14 assists in 23 games. The hat-trick was the second of Lemaire&rsquo;s career. He&rsquo;s now in his fifth NHL season. Marc Tardif, though failing to connect in the high-scoring wins against Los Angeles (5-3) and Vancouver (7-0), remained the second best goal-getter on the team with fifteen. Yvan Cournoyer, who hurt his ribs in the game against the King and then had to sit out the Vancouver clash, was a 13-goal man at this writing. Claude Larose, who managed only 10 goals in 64 games with Habs last season, scored his ninth of this campaign just 18 seconds into the game against L.A.</p><p>Also coming along after slow starts for different reasons were Guy Lafleur and &ldquo;Pistol Pete&rdquo; Mahovlich. They each notched their sixth goal of the season against the hapless Canucks. Lafleur has been playing with more confidence since being returned to right wing. Big Pete Mahovlich has needed time to regain strength after an early bout with illness this season.</p><p><b>HAB-BITS:</b> Hab wives took to the ice recently and rang up a 4-2 win over a Valleyfield Nationale team of femmes. Michelle Houle collected the hat-trick, with Lise Richard counting the other goal. Linda Dryden was in goal for the winners. The game drew 4,000 people into the Valleyfield Arena. Proceeds went to charity&hellip;Ex-Hab goalie Rogatien Vachon took himself a bride the night before the L.A.&mdash;Canadiens game. His inhospitable former mates went out and bombed him with 50 shots in his debut at the Forum with the Kings. Habs overcame a 3-1 deficit to win 5-3. &ldquo;I thought we&rsquo;d at least get a point out of it,&rdquo; said Roggie, the disgruntled bridegroom.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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‘Big M’ Turns Playmaker During Goal Famine

<p>MONTREAL&mdash;</p><p>Serge Savard has been advised by doctors that he&rsquo;s not quite ready for a return to action.</p><p>The unlucky defenseman who only a month ago was told he would benefit from additional rest, had hoped to get back to the game by the end of November. But, now it looks like Christmas at the very earliest.</p><p>&ldquo;I figure I&rsquo;ll be out for another month,&rdquo; Savard said. &ldquo;But, it&rsquo;s better to wait and make sure nothing happens to the leg again.&rdquo;</p><p>Savard has suffered two broken legs since coming to Canadiens fulltime in 1967-68. The first occurred two seasons ago when he collided with a goal post in the Montreal Forum during a game against N.Y. Rangers. Last season he smashed the leg when given a clean but terrific check by Toronto defenseman Bobby Baun.</p><p>Doctors have expressed optimism that Savard will make a return to the hockey wars later this season. Meanwhile, the big defenseman waits. And, hopes.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

More Waiting For Savard

<p>MONTREAL&mdash;</p><p>The Montreal Canadiens are playing heads-up hockey in front of their hometown fans.</p><p>Canadiens had yet to be beaten on Forum ice. They had 11 wins and three ties in 14 outings at home since the start of the season.</p><p>On the road, things weren&rsquo;t bad either. Habs had six wins and three ties against three losses in the 12 away games.</p><p>The record for most home wins in a season is 33. It was set by Boston Bruins during 1970-71. The Bruins won all but six of their home games last season. The same Bruins also hold the mark for most road wins: 24. That, too, happened last season.</p><p>Back in 1955-56, the year Canadiens began their record run on the Stanley Cup, they set a mark for most home wins with 29. It was a 70-game schedule, then, which meant 35 games at home. So, they too won all but six of their home stands. They finished first with 100 points, that season.</p><p>At home, this year, Canadiens have outscored the opposition by a whopping 62 goals to 26. Two of the team&rsquo;s three shutouts to date have been registered at home. One was against the Detroit Red Wings. The other was versus Vancouver Canucks.</p><p>On the road Canadiens have also been pretty effective, with 41 goals scored compared to 31 allowed. The road shutout was also against Vancouver.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

Habs’ Home he Streak Extended To 14 Games

<div class="byline">&#x2014;LYNDON LITTLE</div><p class="dropcap"><span>O</span>ne thing you&rsquo;ll have to admit about Tom Watt&rsquo;s new instructional hockey book&mdash;HOW TO PLAY HOCKEY (Doubleday of Canada, $4.95): The title comes straight to the point.</p><p>And that&rsquo;s indicative of what&rsquo;s inside.</p><p>Watt, who has coached his University of Toronto Varsity Blues to national collegiate crowns five of the past six years, has authored a volume that makes no pretenses about hockey proficiency coming easily to anyone. In other words: You won&rsquo;t find any NHL star devulging his secret tips; there&rsquo;s just basic instruction in the game&rsquo;s primary skills&mdash;skating, stickhandling, passing and shooting.</p><p>The most attractive feature of the no-frills volume appears to be that it provides a fresh approach to the illustration side. The traditional action shots of pro players performing the various moves has been replaced by drawings of youngsters themselves.</p><p>&ldquo;We had photographs taken of young players during actual teaching sessions,&rdquo; explained Watt recently. &ldquo;Then we had the drawings made from them by an artist. We feel the boys will be able to relate better to them.&rdquo;</p><p>An added feature has special sections specially for coaches interspersed throughout the book.</p><p>HOW TO PLAY HOCKEY won&rsquo;t provide you with anything revolutionary. It is, though, a solid work that combines a substantial amount of hockey knowledge with academic polish.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

Book Corner

<h2>LOUISVILLE SLUGGER</h2><h3>HOCKEY STICKS</h3><p>Made in Canada by HILLERICH & BRADSBY. LTD. Arnold Street, Wallaceburg, Ontario Sold in U.S. and Canada</p><h2>HOW THEY STAND AMERICAN LEAGUE</h2><p><b>(Standings on Tues, Dec. 14)</b></p><h3>EASTERN DIVISION</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0022-01181/2945257-1-eng-US/f0022-012.jpg" title="f0022-01" width="587" height="160"></div><h3>WESTERN DIVISION</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0022-02121/2945250-1-eng-US/f0022-022.jpg" title="f0022-02" width="582" height="279"></div><h3>GAMES COMPLETED</h3><p><b>Tues, Dec. 7</b></p><p>Providence 1 at Baltimore 6</p><p>Rochester 1 at Boston 5</p><p>Hershey 0 at Nova Scotia 7</p><p><b>Wed, Dec. 8</b></p><p>Cleveland 4 at Tidewater 8</p><p><b>Thurs, Dec. 9</b></p><p>Cleveland 3 at Cincinnati 4</p><p><b>Fri, Dec. 10</b></p><p>Hershey 3 at Baltimore 4</p><p>Springfield 4 at Boston 4</p><p>Tidewater 4 at Richmond 9</p><p>Providence 4 at Rochester 8</p><p><b>Sat, Dec. 11</b></p><p>Providence 5 at Cleveland 5</p><p>Baltimore 5 at Hershey 3</p><p>Boston 2 at Springfield 3</p><p>Cincinnati 4 at Tidewater 2</p><p><b>Sun, Dec. 12</b></p><p>Tidewater 2 at Boston 6</p><p>Cincinnati 5 at Cleveland 6</p><p>Springfield 4 at Nova Scotia 4</p><p>Richmond 2 at Rochester 2</p><h3>GAMES TO COME</h3><p><b>Tues, Dec. 14</b></p><p>Richmond at Boston</p><p>Providence at Cincinnati</p><p><b>Wed, Dec. 15</b></p><p>Novo Scotio at Providence</p><p>Cleveland at Richmond</p><p>Baltimore at Tidewater</p><p><b>Fri, Dec. 17</b></p><p>Springfield at Boston</p><p>Providence at Richmond</p><p>Novo Scotia at Rochester</p><p><b>Sat, Dec. 18</b></p><p>Cincinnati at Baltimore</p><p>Nova Scotia at Cleveland</p><p>Rochester at Hershey</p><p>Richmond at Springfield</p><p>Providence at Tidewater</p><p><b>Sun, Dec. 19</b></p><p>Nova Scotia at Cincinnati</p><p>Boston at Providence</p><p>Hershey at Richmond</p><p>Springfield at Rochester</p><p>Baltimore at Tidewater</p><p><b>Mon, Dec. 20</b></p><p>Cleveland at Boston</p><p><b>Thur, Dec. 23</b></p><p>Baltimore at Boston</p><h3>LEADING SCORERS</h3><p><b>(Including games of Sun, Dec. 5)</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0022-03104/2945243-1-eng-US/f0022-032.jpg" title="f0022-03" width="576" height="530"></div><h3>GOALKEEPERS RECORDS</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0022-0486/2945236-1-eng-US/f0022-042.jpg" title="f0022-04" width="576" height="703"></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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AMERICAN LEAGUE

<div class="byline">BY GREG FARLEY</div><p>BOSTON&mdash;</p><p>The Boston Braves continue to astonish The American Hockey League with their tremendous appeal on and off the ice.</p><p>The top Boston Bruin farmhands have not only become the scourge of the AHL team race but they have blossomed out as the giants of the box office as well.</p><p>Some 10 days ago they set an AHL attendance record of 14,995 against Nova Scotia. The feeling was the mark would probably stand for at least the remainder of the season. Then the Braves skated against Hershey Bears and they almost wiped out the record. A total of 14,944, only 51 short of their capacity, turned up for the game, which the Braves won 1-0 on a timely goal by Fred O&rsquo;Donnell.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0022-0576/2945295-1-eng-US/f0022-052.jpg" title="f0022-05" width="275" height="443"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Danny Bouchard</b></figcaption></div><p>It was the 14th straight game at home without a defeat for the Swashbuckling Braves, who look almost untouchable at this point in the league race.</p><p>The Braves, of course, are currently sporting a pretty fair first place cushion in the AHL&rsquo;s eastern division.</p><p>&ldquo;We&rsquo;re still not pointing for anything beyond a playoff berth,&rdquo; insists coach Bep Guidolin. &ldquo;That was our goal at the beginning of the season, and I see no reason why we should change it.</p><p>&ldquo;Don&rsquo;t forget,&rdquo; cautioned the Braves&rsquo; skipper, &ldquo;it&rsquo;s a long season, and anything can happen. A few key injuries&mdash;perish the thought&mdash;or personnel changes can make a world of difference.&rdquo;</p><p>Naturally Bep would love to see the Braves take the top spot in their very first season.</p><p>&ldquo;Don&rsquo;t get me wrong,&rdquo; he smiled, &ldquo;I&rsquo;m not saying we won&rsquo;t finish first. In fact, I think we can do it. But our main goal is still a playoff berth and if we get it, we&rsquo;ll have to consider the season a success.</p><p>&ldquo;Anything beyond that is gravy.&rdquo;</p><p><b>BRAVES BRIEFS:</b>&mdash;Folio wing in the steps of linemate Garry Peters, Doug Roberts has been on a scoring tear of late&hellip;Ron Boehm, the third member of Boston&rsquo;s big line, returned to the lineup against Nova Scotia and looked none the worse for wear, chipping in with a pair of assists&hellip;Just to dispel a couple of rumors, there are no plans for a Bruins-Braves exhibition game, nor will there be any televised Braves&rsquo; games, either home or away&hellip;Danny Bouchard posted his second shutout when the Braves stopped Hershey on O&rsquo;Donnell&rsquo;s goal.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0022-0658/2945288-1-eng-US/f0022-062.jpg" title="f0022-06" width="482" height="589"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>FRED O&rsquo;DONNELL&hellip;Scored Payoff Goal</b></figcaption></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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Boston Braves Still Ride High, Topple Hershey Before 14,944

<div class="byline">BY BOB ELMER</div><p>BALTIMORE&mdash;</p><p class="dropcap"><span>T</span>erry Reardon&rsquo;s quest for another left winger to bolster his Baltimore Clippers attack may be over for the time being, but the jury will he out for a few more weeks just to make sure.</p><p>Recently the port side was augmented with the arrival up 27-year-old Bob Charlebois from the Phoenix Roadrunners. Then the ageless veteran Jimmy Bartlett returned to the city from a brief stint with Columbus in the International League seeking a tryout. No disposition as of this date was materialized on Bartlett, who was released during the exhibition season and reinstated as an amateur.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0023-01160/2945326-1-eng-US/f0023-012.jpg" title="f0023-01" width="263" height="452"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Bob Charlebois</b></figcaption></div><p>Charlebois is a native Eastern Canadian who has played all of his professional hockey in the western United States. A native of Cornwall, Ontario, the six-foot, 175-pound winger was signed to a pro contract by Montreal&rsquo;s Sam Pollock after four winters in Jr. B and Jr A. hockey with the Montreal organization, and started his career in Omaha for the 1964-65 campaign.</p><p>After Omaha came two years in Houston before being traded to Minnesota in 1967 along with Andre Boudrias and amateur Bernie Cote for the North Stars first amateur draft pick of 1971, which has since turned out to be Chuck Arnason, currently starring for the Nova Scotia Voyageurs.</p><p>After a winter in Memphis, the prematurely balding Charlebois was assigned to Phoenix, where he has cavorted for the past four years. His contract was purchased by the Runners last winter, and he comes to Baltimore on loan as part of a transaction by the California Seals involving the return of right winger Frank Hughes from Baltimore to Phoenix.</p><p>The Clipper newcomer has impressive credentials. With Omaha and Houston he clicked for 24-23-27 goals in successive seasons and with Phoenix he went 31-24 and 15. He was injured in Phoenix&rsquo; last exhibition game this year and at this writing has not been able to see any regular season action due to a pulled hamstring muscle. However, he appears about ready to make his presence felt in a Clipper lineup that can use some scoring punch.</p><p><b>CLIPPER CLIPS:</b> Goalie Ray Martynuik reported to Columbus of the IHL, and ex-Clipper Bartlett returned home from Columbus to Baltimore and his recent bride, who didn&rsquo;t care for him to be playing so for from Baltimore. Marc Dufour is missing much of the season with a series of hurts.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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Clippers Hoping Charlebois Can Regain Storing Touch

<p class="dropcap"><span>T</span>erry Caffery almost had second thoughts about reporting to the Cleveland Barons this season when he was assigned by Minnesota. The Barons are glad he did because they are expecting big things from him. Caffery turned in a highly productive week with three goals and three assists for Cleveland including a hat trick to beat Baltimore. In addition he has scored two winning goals in the last two weeks.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0023-02121/2945357-1-eng-US/f0023-022.jpg" title="f0023-02" width="497" height="567"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>TERRY CAFFERY</b></figcaption></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

f0023-02

Player of The Week

<h2>Sun, Nov. 28 SPRINGFIELD 2 at NOVA SCOTIA 3</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0023-0650/2945528-1-eng-US/f0023-062.jpg" title="f0023-06" width="577" height="445"></div><h2>Mon, Nov. 29 HERSHEY 2 at TIDEWATER 5</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0023-0746/2945521-1-eng-US/f0023-072.jpg" title="f0023-07" width="578" height="547"></div><h2>Tues, Nov. 30 SPRINGFIELD 2 at NOVA SCOTIA 2</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0023-0838/2945514-1-eng-US/f0023-082.jpg" title="f0023-08" width="581" height="420"></div><h2>BALTIMORE 4 at CINCINNATI 3</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0023-0930/2945507-1-eng-US/f0023-092.jpg" title="f0023-09" width="582" height="595"></div><h2>Wed, Dec. 1 NOVA SCOTIA 5 at PROVIDENCE 5</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0023-1022/2945500-1-eng-US/f0023-102.jpg" title="f0023-10" width="582" height="734"></div><h2>Fri, Dec. 3 HERSHEY 0 at BOSTON 1</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0023-1116/2945493-1-eng-US/f0023-112.jpg" title="f0023-11" width="569" height="372"></div><h2>BALTIMORE 2 at CLEVELAND 5</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0023-1214/2945486-1-eng-US/f0023-122.jpg" title="f0023-12" width="575" height="589"></div><h2>ROCHESTER 1 at RICHMOND 7</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0023-139/2945479-1-eng-US/f0023-132.jpg" title="f0023-13" width="573" height="639"></div><h2>NOVA SCOTIA 2 at SPRINGFIELD 1</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0023-148/2945472-1-eng-US/f0023-142.jpg" title="f0023-14" width="576" height="422"></div><h2>Sat, Dec. 4 RICHMOND 1 at BALTIMORE 3</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0023-157/2945465-1-eng-US/f0023-152.jpg" title="f0023-15" width="574" height="417"></div><h2>BOSTON 0 al CLEVELAND 3</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0023-166/2945458-1-eng-US/f0023-162.jpg" title="f0023-16" width="579" height="322"></div><h2>HERSHEY 6 ot SPRINGFIELD 3</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0023-175/2945451-1-eng-US/f0023-172.jpg" title="f0023-17" width="574" height="558"></div><h2>Sun, Dec. 5 BOSTON 5 at CINCINNATI 3</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0023-184/2945444-1-eng-US/f0023-182.jpg" title="f0023-18" width="581" height="618"></div><h2>HERSHEY 1 at NOVA SCOTIA 1</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0023-192/2945437-1-eng-US/f0023-192.jpg" title="f0023-19" width="582" height="349"></div><h2>ROCHESTER 1 at PROVIDENCE 3</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0023-20/2945430-1-eng-US/f0023-202.jpg" title="f0023-20" width="572" height="464"></div><h2>CLEVELAND 1 at RICHMOND 3</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0023-21/2945423-1-eng-US/f0023-212.jpg" title="f0023-21" width="576" height="368"></div><h2>ATLANTIC CONFERENCE</h2><p><b>(Standings on Mon, Dec. 6)</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0023-22/2945416-1-eng-US/f0023-222.jpg" title="f0023-22" width="567" height="275"></div><h3>LEADING SCORERS</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0023-23/2945409-1-eng-US/f0023-232.jpg" title="f0023-23" width="575" height="289"></div><h2>MANITOBA JUNIOR LEAGUE</h2><p><b>(Standinas on Thurs, Dec. 9)</b></p><h3>NORTH DIVISION</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0023-0395/2945402-1-eng-US/f0023-032.jpg" title="f0023-03" width="565" height="125"></div><h3>SOUTH DIVISION</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0023-0475/2945395-1-eng-US/f0023-042.jpg" title="f0023-04" width="566" height="129"></div><h3>LEADING SCORERS</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0023-0559/2945388-1-eng-US/f0023-052.jpg" title="f0023-05" width="571" height="428"></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

f0023-06

American Hockey League Summaries

<div class="byline">BY GEORGE DUFFY</div><p>PROVIDENCE&mdash;</p><p class="dropcap"><span>I</span>n the late stages of the 1970-71 American Hockey League season, the Providence Reds were locked in a life and death struggle for the Eastern Division pennant.</p><p>And when the campaign was over, the Reds wound up first, thanks a great deal to rough Billy Speer, known now in Rhode Island as &ldquo;The Boston Strongboy.&rdquo;Coach Larry Wilson is the first to admit that Speer was a big factor. &ldquo;He gave us experience on the backline and also kept the opposing forwards honest by dishing out solid body checks,&rdquo; says Wilson.</p><p>At the beginning of this season with Boston in the AHL, Speer trained with the Braves and from all appearances he had seen the last of Providence.</p><p>But an overabundance of defensemen on the Boston scene&mdash;divided between the Bruins and Braves&mdash;made Speer expendable and Wilson advised his superiors &ldquo;I want Speer, now.&rdquo;</p><p>The request was granted and the Reds purchased the contract of Speer from the Bruin organization. After a slow start to round himself into shape. Speer has begun to be a strong influence on the new spirit on the Reds. &ldquo;He is a great guy to have around,&rdquo; says Alton White. &ldquo;He peps everyone up, keeps us all in the game and that is what we need.&rdquo;</p><p>Speer has fit in well with the Reds. Says Billy Knibbs, the veteran center: &ldquo;I just as soon Billy be with us. I&rsquo;d hate to be lugging the puck and have him bearing down. Speer really can mean a lot to this club.&rdquo;</p><p>Actually, the transfer from Boston to Providence was a high spot in Speer&rsquo;s career. &ldquo;I played only briefly for the Reds last season,&rdquo; points out the 205 pound defenseman, &ldquo;but I loved it. The fans in Providence like it rough and I am going to try to keep dishing out that way.&rdquo;</p><p>If every a rink were made for one guy, then 46-year-old R.I. Auditorium is simply perfect for Speer. With its small playing surface, enemy forwards cannot afford to forget the stalking Speer. The could wind up in the second row of box seats.</p><p>But Speer, who a few years back was bouncing members of the New York Rangers around in Stanley Cup competition with the Bruins, has not only done his job well at home. In a recent game at Nova Scotia, he was belting one player after another. As Randy &ldquo;The Rocket&rdquo; Rota said afterwards: &ldquo;He hit everything that moved.&rdquo;</p><p>The Speer family has a home in Lynnfield, Mass, about an hour&rsquo;s turnpike ride to Providence. Bill would not mind staying in Rhode Island as a player for a while. But its safe to assume that he has New York in the back of his head.</p><p>New York and Providence are tied up for the next five years. Speer knows if he works hard and is in top shape, he could get a chance to move back into the big time. It would be quite a turn of events if Speer wound up bouncing the Boston Bruins around in the Stanley Cup action that lies ahead next Spring.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0024-01171/2945559-1-eng-US/f0024-012.jpg" title="f0024-01" width="555" height="1074"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>BILL SPEER&hellip;Lays On Muscle</b></figcaption></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

f0024-01

Ex-Bruin Speer Solid Addition To Reds

<div class="byline">BY HANS TANNER</div><p>ROCHESTER&mdash;</p><p class="dropcap"><span>T</span>here have been many disappointments for the Rochester Americans so far this American Hockey League season, but the one that should bother the Vancouver and Rochester management the most is Don West-brooke.</p><p>Last February 20, a trade with the Springfield Kings was completed in which the Amerks sent popular right wing Red Armstrong to Springfield for Westbrooke.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0024-02119/2945590-1-eng-US/f0024-022.jpg" title="f0024-02" width="257" height="429"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Don Westbrooke</b></figcaption></div><p>Rochester General Manager Doug Adam and then-coach Peanuts O&rsquo;Flaherty said they made the deal to give the Amerks more scoring power on the right side.</p><p>And, off the records, they seemed to be accomplishing that.</p><p>The blade thin Westbrooke had some fantastic years in the International League&mdash;31 goals in 70 games with Toledo in 1965-66, 34 goals in 72 games with the Blades the following year and then seasons of 50, 59 and 58 goals with Dayton. He won the I.L. scoring championship with 118 points in &rsquo;68-69 and repeated in &rsquo;69-70 with 121 points.</p><p>And, at the time of the trade, he had gunned in 18 goals in. 49 games for Springfield even though he had spent a lot of time on the bench.</p><p>But in the final 19 games for Rochester, the 28-year-old pro rookie (he had played five games for Springfield back in 1963-64) mustered only four goals.</p><p>Westbrooke was being counted on to provide a steady stream of goals this season, however, and was given regular work by Adam, now both coach and general manager.</p><p>But the goals didn&rsquo;t come easily or often enough.</p><p>When the Amerks left for an early-December four-game road trip, Westbrooke was the only player left behind in Rochester. He had just three goals in 20 games&mdash;giving him seven in 40 games as an Amerk.</p><p>Springfield lost Armstrong for $7,500 in the reverse draft in June, so collected that money plus having the use of Red for a while. His play helped the Kings squeeze into the playoffs last spring. And Armstrong already has seven goals for Baltimore this season.</p><p>While the Amerks were on their road trip, it was revealed that Westbrooke was on waivers for the purpose of giving him his unconditional release. He reportedly was headed back to Dayton.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

f0024-02

Gambled On Westbrooke—And Lost

<div class="byline">BY CHUCK SANTANIELLO</div><p>SPRINGFIELD&mdash;</p><p>Despite their ups and downs this season, the Springfield Kings have something new going for them&mdash;a four-man line.</p><p>The quartet is composed of center Ed Hoekstra and wings Wayne Rivers, Jim Stanfield and Wayne Schultz. Coach Gary Dineen has been excited about the hustle and consistent play shown by the four-some.</p><p>Starting with Hoekstra, at age 35, his play keeps getting better, like an aged wine. Always a top scorer, playmaker and hustler, Ed was one of the players former coach John Wilson traded for last season. In fact, even interim coach Jim Anderson tried unsuccessfully to acquire Hoekstra.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0025-01140/2945628-1-eng-US/f0025-012.jpg" title="f0025-01" width="266" height="440"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Ed Hoekstra</b></figcaption></div><p>Finally, Wilson traded him and he was obtained from Denver, where he was playing, technically, but he was unhappy since he was so far away from his family and home in St. Catharines, Ont. Ed was a plesant surprise last year during the final weeks of the season as well as in the playoffs.</p><p>In addition to being a playmaker, penalty killer and hustler, Eddie is also becoming a good scorer, which is sort of unusual off his record here last season. But overall his record shows that he has always been able to put the puck in the net with regularity.</p><p>Rivers is just about at the halfway mark toward breaking the all-time Springfield goal scoring record set by Doug Robinson two years ago, as he popped 45 goals to break former Indians&rsquo; player Jim Anderson&rsquo;s record of 42 goals. Rivers currently has 19 goals.</p><p>The puzzling part of Rivers&rsquo; work is why he has not been called up to Los Angeles. Last season, Wayne potted 38 goals for the Baltimore Clippers and has been going like a house afire this year. In addition, Rivers was hurt for over two weeks with a leg pull.</p><p>Over on the other wing is Stanfield, who has got to be the most improved player in the league. Last season, he had one shot, a good slap shot. Now he has everything, the moves and shots as well as ability to hit, check and skate hard. His play was so fine that he had a short stay with Los Angeles.</p><p>Schultz came over with Bill Orban from Cleveland in the deal for former Kings&rsquo; star Roger Cote. This was another trade engineered by Wilson. Despite a slow start since he suffered a depressed cheek fracture in training camp Wayne has been working hard and playing well this season.</p><div class="figure-block image-bleed"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0025-0292/2945621-1-eng-US/f0025-022.jpg" title="f0025-02" width="1115" height="1266"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Springfield ace WAYNE RIVERS is shadowed by BOBBY LEDUC of Providence during AHL action. Rivers&rsquo; 19 goals gave the Kings&rsquo; star the lead among league goal-getters.</b> <span class="photo-credit">(Hockey News Photo by Robert Shaver)</span></figcaption></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

f0025-01

Rivers Preves Het Sniper On Kings’ Four-Man Line

<p>BLOOMINGTON&mdash;</p><p>When supremacy in international hockey is mentioned, Russia immediately comes to mind.</p><p>The 11-time world champions will be part of the Metropolitan Sports Center scene next month when the second half of the World Cup tournament is played at the Met.</p><p>Russia, Czechoslovakia and the United States will contend for the Walter Brown Memorial Trophy in the tournament, which will be played at Colorado Springs, Colorado, December 27-28-29 and at Met Center January 1-2-3.</p><p>The Met Center schedule pits Russia against the United States on Jan 1, Czechoslovakia against the United States on Jan 2 and Russia against Czechoslovakia on Jan 3.</p><p>Russia was practically unknown on the international hockey scene until the early 1950s, but when the Soviets arrived, they arrived in style. Russia won its first world title in 1954 and has finished first in the world or Olympic championships 10 of the 17 years since then, including the last nine straight years.</p><p>A great deal of the credit for the Russian program is given to Anatoly Tarasov, who fostered the sport in his nation from its infancy and who coaches the National team.</p><p>Tarasov not only has been responsible for developing the program from the ground up&mdash;Russia has 600,000 registered players, age 14 and up and millions more who play on a less organized basis&mdash;but also has brought along such stars as defenseman Alexander Ragolin and center Alexandr Maltsev, who have helped bring the squad to international dominance.</p><p>Wren Blair, general manager of the Minnesota North Stars, who coached Canada to the world title in 1952, has the greatest respect for the Russian hockey program.</p><p>&ldquo;They have the climate, they have the people, they have a strong sporting tradition,&rdquo; Blair said. &ldquo;Given the program they have developed, it&rsquo;s no surprise to me to see them become No. 1 in international hockey.&rdquo;<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

Russians To Head Cup Play At Met

<h2>LOUISVILLE SLUGGER</h2><h3>HOCKEY STICKS</h3><p>Made in Canada by HILLERICH & BRAOSBY, LTD. Amold Street. Wallacaburg, Ontarie Sold in U.S. and Canada</p><h2>LOUISVILLE SLUGGER</h2><h3>HOCKEY STICKS</h3><p>Made in Canada by HILLERICH & BRAOSBY, LTD. Amold Street. Wallacaburg, Ontarie Sold in U.S. and Canada</p><h2>HOW THEY STAND</h2><h3>WESTERN LEAGUE</h3><p><b>(Standings on Wed, Dec. 15)</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0026-02100/2945697-1-eng-US/f0026-022.jpg" title="f0026-02" width="579" height="236"></div><h3>GAMES COMPLETED</h3><p><b>Wed, Dec. 8</b></p><p>Portland I at Denver 7</p><p>Salt Lake 1 at Phoenix 5</p><p><b>Thurs, Dec. 9</b></p><p>Portland 5 at Salt lake 3</p><p>Seattle 3 at San Diego 5</p><p><b>Fri, Dec. 10</b></p><p>Seattle 1 at Denver 9</p><p>Portland 5 at Phoenix 5</p><p><b>Sat, Dec. 11</b></p><p>Denver 2 at San Diego 5</p><p><b>Sun, Dec. 12</b></p><p>Denver 6 at Seattle 0</p><h3>GAMES TO COME</h3><p><b>Wed, Dec. 15</b></p><p>Denver at Salt Lake</p><p>Seattle at Portland</p><p>San Diego at Phoenix</p><p><b>Fri, Dec. 17</b></p><p>Phoenix at Denver</p><p>Soh Lake at Seattle</p><p><b>Sat, Dec. 18</b></p><p>Denver at San Diego</p><p>Seattle at Portland</p><p><b>Sun, Dec. 19</b></p><p>Salt Lake at Seattle</p><h3>LEADING SCORERS</h3><p><b>(Including Games of Sun, Dec. 5)</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0026-0379/2945690-1-eng-US/f0026-032.jpg" title="f0026-03" width="585" height="452"></div><h3>GOALKEEPERS RECORDS</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0026-0459/2945683-1-eng-US/f0026-042.jpg" title="f0026-04" width="577" height="328"></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

f0026-02

WEST LEAGUE

<p>PORTLAND&mdash;</p><p>There is talk in the Pacific Northwest of Portland and Seattle making a joint application for a National Hockey League franchise.</p><p>Half the home games would be played in Portland, the other half in Seattle and all games would be televised back to the city in which the fans can&rsquo;t watch the game live.</p><p>&ldquo;There are three things that will have to be done,&rdquo; said Harry Glickman, president of Portland Buckaroos of the Western Hockey League and the Portland Trail Blazers of the National Basketball Association. &ldquo;First, buildings in both cities must be expanded. Second, Portland must &lsquo;marry&rsquo; Seattle. Third, we&rsquo;d have to get the franchise.&rdquo;</p><p>Portland&rsquo;s Memorial Coliseum now seats 10,500 for hockey and the Seattle Center Coliseum 12,300.</p><p>&ldquo;For the first time in any sport,&rdquo; points out Glickman, &ldquo;you could televise every home game and not get hurt in any way. Not only that, but the line charges between the two cities would be very low.&rdquo;</p><p>Just how far have the Portland-Seattle talks progressed?</p><p>&ldquo;Far enough,&rdquo; said Glickman, &ldquo;so that each side has told the other to have its three million ready.&rdquo;<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

WHL Cities To Jointly Bid For NHL

<p class="dropcap"><span>T</span>he Denver Spurs have been getting the big offensive game from their attackers this year, which is one of the reasons for their success. One of their most productive skaters is Ron Buchanan, who has fired home 12 goals in 22 games to top the WHL. Buchanan had a big week for the Spurs scoring six times. Included was a hat trick, his second of the year, against Portland Buckaroos.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0026-0640/2945790-1-eng-US/f0026-062.jpg" title="f0026-06" width="465" height="606"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>RON BUCHANAN</b></figcaption></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

f0026-06

Player Of The Week

<p>PHOENIX&mdash;</p><p class="dropcap"><span>D</span>on Caley&rsquo;s shutout string was snapped at 189 minutes and one second but the Phoenix Roadrunner goaltender retained the Western Hockey League lead with a 1.96 goals against average.</p><p>The Phoenix Roadrunner Booster Club had presented Caley with a $50 check in recognition of the second of his back-to-back shutouts between the first and second period of a game in Phoenix against the Seattle Totems.</p><p>Twenty seconds later, Seattle&rsquo;s Howie Hughes had broken the string.</p><p>Meanwhile. Phoenix coach Aut Erickson was puzzling over a new WHL ruling. Rosters are restricted to 17 players but if a player is placed on the disabled list, he is ineligible for two weeks.</p><p>Team captain Ted McCaskill wrenched his back and joined rightwinger Frank Hughes, nursing strained knee ligaments, on the sidelines. Erickson was hopeful neither would miss more than a couple of games, so was reluctant to call in replacements and place either man on the disabled lists.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

Caley’s Shutout Run Ended At 189 Mins.

<div class="byline">BY DOUG MCCONNELL</div><p>SAN DIEGO&mdash;</p><p>Gerry Goyer, Bob Courcy and Al Nicholson are slightly behind their pace of last season at this time but they are still the Western Hockey League&rsquo;s hottest scoring line.</p><p>Goyer has scored 13 points in the last six games. Courcy 11 and Nicholson 10.</p><p>Courcy had six points on two goals and four assists against Seattle for a new club record. Goyer and Courcy tied the team record for assists with four apiece in that game.</p><p>Goyer, the biggest bargain in the history of the WHL, has 13 goals and 21 assists for a league leading 34 points in 22 games. Courcy, still making the price of a phone call pay off for San Diego, has 16 goals and 31 points. Nicholson owns nine goals and 17 assists for 22 points.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0027-01132/2945845-1-eng-US/f0027-012.jpg" title="f0027-01" width="268" height="457"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Al Nicholson</b></figcaption></div><p>Goyer, who scored 25 goals and 50 assists in 60 games two seasons ago for the Vancouver Canucks after being released by the Portland Buckaroos, joined the Gulls last season. An ankle injury slowed him near the end of the season but he finished with a team record for points, 91, and assists, 67, and was named the Gulls&rsquo; most valuable player.</p><p>Courcy played for the Seattle Totems two years ago on loan from Philadelphia, but when the Totems switched their affiliation to the New York Rangers last season, Gull manager-coach Max McNab made a bid to Philadelphia for Courcy.</p><p>&ldquo;He&rsquo;s 34 years old, same age as Goyer and Nicholson,&rdquo; McNab reasoned at the time. &ldquo;I didn&rsquo;t figure he figured in Philadelphia&rsquo;s National Hockey League plans. It was worth a phone call and it&rsquo;s worked out great.&rdquo;</p><p>The Gulls have since switched their affiliation from the Detroit Red Wings to Philadelphia.</p><p>Nicholson, one of the original Gulls, has scored 20 or more goals in each of the last 10 seasons in the WHL, tying his high last year, 28.</p><p>The Goyer line has 91 points through the first 22 games. Through 23 games last season, they had 104 points. Courcy had 40, Goyer 34 and Nicholson 30.</p><p><b>GULL NOTES:</b> Goalie Ken Broderick remains unbeaten on home ice with a 5-0-1 mark&hellip;The Gulls went five games without scoring a power play goal, then triggered five in two games&hellip;The Gulls average attendance for nine home games is 9,333 per game.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

f0027-01

Gulls’ Production Line Off Pace But Trio Still Hottest In League

<h2>Wed, Dec. 1 PHOENIX 5 at DENVER 3</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0027-02100/2945946-1-eng-US/f0027-022.jpg" title="f0027-02" width="581" height="700"></div><h2>SAN DIEGO 4 at PORTLAND 3</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0027-0375/2945939-1-eng-US/f0027-032.jpg" title="f0027-03" width="584" height="626"></div><h2>Thurs, Dec. 2 SAN DIEGO 3 at SALT LAKE 5</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0027-0647/2945932-1-eng-US/f0027-062.jpg" title="f0027-06" width="581" height="649"></div><h2>SALT LAKE 5 at DENVER 7</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0027-0741/2945925-1-eng-US/f0027-072.jpg" title="f0027-07" width="578" height="846"></div><h2>SEATTLE 1 at PHOENIX 6</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0027-0838/2945918-1-eng-US/f0027-082.jpg" title="f0027-08" width="581" height="598"></div><h2>Sat, Dec. 4 DENVER 3 at SALT LAKE 4</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0027-0937/2945911-1-eng-US/f0027-092.jpg" title="f0027-09" width="572" height="569"></div><h2>SAN DIEGO 3 at PHOENIX 3</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0027-1035/2945904-1-eng-US/f0027-102.jpg" title="f0027-10" width="584" height="554"></div><h2>SEATTLE 0 at PORTLAND 10</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0027-1130/2945897-1-eng-US/f0027-112.jpg" title="f0027-11" width="582" height="697"></div><h2>Sun, Dec. 5 DENVER 6 at PORTLAND 1</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0027-1228/2945890-1-eng-US/f0027-122.jpg" title="f0027-12" width="581" height="578"></div><h2>ALBERTA JUNIOR LEAGUE</h2><p><b>(Standings on Tues, Dec. 7)</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0027-0469/2945883-1-eng-US/f0027-042.jpg" title="f0027-04" width="579" height="213"></div><h3>LEADING SCORERS</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0027-0555/2945876-1-eng-US/f0027-052.jpg" title="f0027-05" width="582" height="584"></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

f0027-02

Western League Summaries

<div class="byline">&#x2014;McCONNELL</div><p>SALT LAKE CITY&mdash;</p><p>Al Rollins, manager-coach of the Salt Lake City Golden Eagles, had been calling Paul Terbenche the best defenseman in the Western Hockey League.</p><p>&ldquo;Every two weeks I send a report in to Buffalo,&rdquo; said Rollins, &ldquo;and I keep telling them that Terbenche is better than anyone they have there.&rdquo;</p><p>Punch Imlach, manager-coach of the Sabres, finally believed Rollins and recalled the 26-year-old defenseman.</p><p>&ldquo;We hate to lose him but he&rsquo;s earned the chance to play in Buffalo,&rdquo; said Rollins. The departure of Terbenche, voted the Eagles&rsquo; most valuable defenseman last season, left the Eagles with only four rearguards.</p><p>But they won two of the next three games, including their first this season over the Denver Spurs.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0027-1323/2945977-1-eng-US/f0027-132.jpg" title="f0027-13" width="272" height="458"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Paul Terbenche</b></figcaption></div><p>The Eagles had scored just five goals in a four-game span, so Rollins shook up his forward lines, returning Dennis Kassian to Guyle Fielder&rsquo;s left wing and installing recently acquired Wilf Martin on the right.</p><p>Kassian, who had scored 35 goals as Fielder&rsquo;s left winger last season, responded with the Eagles&rsquo; first &ldquo;hat trick&rdquo; of the season. Martin added a goal in the same game and Fielder assisted on all four.</p><p>The trio accounted for eight goals as the Eagles broke out for 14 in three games.</p><p>The latest addition to the Eagles&rsquo; roster is Larry Mickey, assigned to the Eagles by Buffalo after the rightwinger was obtained from Philadelphia for Larry Keenan.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

f0027-13

Rollins’ Reports Put Terbenche In Buffalo

<h2>Sun., Nov. 28 FORT WORTH 2 at TUISA 4</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0028-0343/2946109-1-eng-US/f0028-032.jpg" title="f0028-03" width="587" height="578"></div><h2>KANSAS CITY 2 at OMAHA 4</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0028-0432/2946102-1-eng-US/f0028-042.jpg" title="f0028-04" width="589" height="524"></div><h2>Wed., Dec. 1 DALLAS 7 at OKLAHOMA CITY 3</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0028-0525/2946095-1-eng-US/f0028-052.jpg" title="f0028-05" width="587" height="768"></div><h2>Thu., Dec. 2 KANSAS CITY 2 at FORT WORTH 2</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0028-0620/2946088-1-eng-US/f0028-062.jpg" title="f0028-06" width="596" height="477"></div><h2>Fri., Dec. 3 OKLAHOMA CITY 3 at TULSA 5</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0028-0717/2946081-1-eng-US/f0028-072.jpg" title="f0028-07" width="590" height="623"></div><h2>KANSAS CITY 3 at DALLAS 5</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0028-0815/2946074-1-eng-US/f0028-082.jpg" title="f0028-08" width="598" height="648"></div><h2>Sat., Dec. 4 DALLAS 5 at FORT WORTH 7</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0028-0912/2946067-1-eng-US/f0028-092.jpg" title="f0028-09" width="588" height="918"></div><h2>OKLAHOMA CITY 5 at KANSAS CITY 1</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0028-1013/2946060-1-eng-US/f0028-102.jpg" title="f0028-10" width="586" height="547"></div><h2>TULSA 2 at OMAHA 4</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0028-119/2946053-1-eng-US/f0028-112.jpg" title="f0028-11" width="594" height="622"></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

f0028-03

Central League Summaries

<p class="dropcap"><span>C</span>al Swenson believes in getting his goals in bunches and he likes to score them fa&pound;t, too. The Tulsa Oiler veteran set a CHL record for the quickest three goals when he counted a hat trick in just three minutes and 33 seconds against Oke City. Swenson&rsquo;s outburst culminated a six-point week for the blond Oiler skater and pushed him into the top scorers&rsquo; bracket with 10 goals and 13 assists.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0028-0268/2946140-1-eng-US/f0028-022.jpg" title="f0028-02" width="525" height="520"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>CAL SWENSON</b></figcaption></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

f0028-02

<div class="byline">BY TOM LOBAUGH</div><h2>LOUISVILLE SLUGGER</h2><h3>HOCKEY STICKS</h3><p>Made in Canada by HILLERICH & BRADSBY, LTD. Amold Street, Wailaceburg, Onterie Sold in U.S. and Canada</p><h2>LOUISVILLE SLUGGER</h2><h3>HOCKEY STICKS</h3><p>Made in Canada by HILLERICH & BRADSBY, LTD. Amold Street, Wailaceburg, Onterie Sold in U.S. and Canada</p><p>FORT WORTH&mdash;</p><p>The Fort Worth Wings are no longer making noises like a cellar team in the Central Hockey League race, and the brunt of their wrath has been felt by, of all people, the league-leading Dallas Black Hawks.</p><p>On Nov. 27 the Wings went into the State Fair Coliseum and brought the Hawks&rsquo; seven-game home winning streak to an abrupt end with a 6-4 upset. Then on Dec. 4 a four-game road winning streak by Dallas was broken when the Wings took a 7-5 verdict in their own Will Rogers Coliseum.</p><p>At that point the fast-stepping Hawks had suffered only five defeats in their first 21 games, and three of those had been administered by Fort Worth. The Wings enjoyed a 3-2-1 advantage in the heated turnpike rivalry, and were the only CHL club which hadn&rsquo;t lost at home to Dallas.</p><p>That November stunner in Dallas highlighted the most successful road trip in the Wings&rsquo; five seasons at Fort Worth. They faced every league foe and went 3-2 for the trip, winning in Oklahoma City, Kansas City, and Dallas, but losing in Omaha and Tulsa.</p><p>And the road victories were achieved without the services of Ross Perkins, 25-year-old center who was the league&rsquo;s top scorer before he was sidelined with a severe charley horse.</p><p>Perkins didn&rsquo;t get back into action until Dec. 2, but he made his presence felt with two goals and an assist in the home victory over Dallas two nights later. The fifth-year pro from Tisdale, Sask, raised his personal total to 28 points (15 goals and 13 assists) to tie Tulsa&rsquo;s Jean Payette for second in the league scoring race, two points behind Oklahoma City&rsquo;s Greg Sheppard.</p><p>Defensemen Gordon Redden and Fran&ccedil;ois Lacombe also collected two goals each in the home triumph over Dallas that brought the Wings to within one point of Kansas City and Omaha, who shared fourth place. Redden is a rookie from Port Huron in the International League. Lacombe, 23-year-old from Lachine, Que., is in his third pro season. He was acquired in late November from Salt Lake in the Wester League.</p><p><b>TULSA:</b> Oiler captain Cal Swenson set a CHL record for the quickest three goals by scoring the hat trick in just 3:33, Dec. 3, in a 5-3 home triumph over Oklahoma City.</p><p>As fast as those goals were, they don&rsquo;t challenge the all-time professional records. Bill Mosienko of the Chicago Black Hawks scored three goals in just 21 seconds in the third period at New York, March 23, 1952. And Jean Beliveau had three tallies in 44 seconds for the Montreal Canadiens in a game against Boston at Montreal, Nov. 5, 1955.</p><p>Swenson, 23, is in his fourth Oiler campaign. He came from Naicam, Sask., but has been a year-round Tulsa resident since he took a Tulsa bride during his first season. He was the Oilers&rsquo; top scorer last winter, but had been off to a slow start this season.</p><p>His three goals in the second period erased an early Blazer lead and sparked Tulsa to a 5-3 home triumph, and a 3-2 advantage in that torrid turnpike rivalry.</p><p>The Oilers had snapped a five-game losing streak (three at home), when they tumbled Fort Worth, 4-2, at the Assembly Center, Nov. 28. But they couldn&rsquo;t _ gain ground in their bid to retake first place, as they suffered a 4-2 loss in Omaha, Dec. 4.</p><p>Cal had four goals and two assists for the week, running his total to 23 points. Payette matched him in goals and assists, accumulating 28 points, and rookie right wing Rick Kehoe had 24.</p><p>Holdover left wing Jan Popiel was sidelined for two weeks when he suffered a shoulder injury in the Nov. 27 loss at Oklahoma City. Another second-year left wing, Errol Thompson, was nursing a pulled groin muscle after the Nov. 28 victory over Fort Worth, and defenseman John Grisdale missed the Dec. 4 trip to Omaha with a charley horse, suffered in the victory over OC the previous night.</p><p><b>DALLAS:</b> The Black Hawks&rsquo; top scorers, Dave Hudson, Dan Maloney, and Bart Crashley, were blanked in three games, while the &ldquo;French Line&rdquo; of J.P. Bordeleau, Michel Archambault and J.P. Leblanc picked up ground. Bordeleau, with four goals and an assist, and Leblanc with two assists, tied Hudson for the club leadership, with 19 points apiece.</p><p>While the Hawks were having their troubles with Fort Worth, they were flexing their muscles impressively in a couple of other road games. They scored six times in the opening period to rack up a 7-3 triumph in Oklahoma City, Dec. 1. In Kansas City two nights later the Hawks scored twice in the last three minutes to beat the Blues 5-3 before 4,149 fans, raising the Hawks&rsquo; nine-game home attendance total to 43.533.</p><p><b>OKLAHOMA CITY:</b> Bill Klatt scored the Blazers&rsquo; first hat trick of the season to pace a 5-1 victory in Kansas City, Dec. 3. 1&rsquo;he 24-year-old Minneapolis native and University of Minnesota product had five points during the week, moving up to fourth place in the league scoring with 26 points.</p><p>The triumph in Kansas City was doubly sweet, for the Blazers were playing the second of five straight road games, while their Fairgrounds Arena was occupied by the national rodeo finals.</p><p>There was a sour sendoff for the road trip, as it began two days after the home bombing by Dallas.</p><p>Soft-spoken coach Jim Anderson observed. &ldquo;It may be better to play five straight on the road than to mix &rsquo;em up with home games, one and one. This way the boys have just got to make up their minds to win on the road. They can&rsquo;t shrug it off and say, &lsquo;Oh, well, we&rsquo;ll be playing at home tomorrow&rsquo;.&rdquo;</p><p>The road trip started well enough, with Greg Sheppard scoring while the Oilers were penalty-killing, taking an early Blazer lead in Tulsa, Dec. 3. But Swenson&rsquo;s quick hat trick in the second period had the OC crew playing catch-up hockey from there on.</p><p>Sparked by Klatt, the Blazers turned in their best game of the season, home or road, the next night, outshooting the Blues, 3423.</p><p>Sheppard clung to the league scoring lead, with two goals and an assist giving him 15 of each for 30 points.</p><p><b>KANSAS CITY:</b> Blues coachgenera1 manager Johnny Choyce could find reasons for optimism, even though his club dropped two road games (at Omaha, and Dallas), tied in Fort Worth, and lost the home game against Oklahoma City.</p><p>Larry Hornung came back from the parent St. Louis Blues to bolster the defense, and Choyce was enthusiastic about the play of rookie netminder John Garrett.</p><p>&ldquo;Garrett must have stopped six straight breakaways in the game at Dallas,&rdquo; Choyce commented. &ldquo;We played well enough to win that one, but we just couldn&rsquo;t put the puck into the net often enough. Dallas outshot us, 40-24, but we had more real scoring chances.&rdquo;</p><p>The previous night Garrett had turned in another sparkling performance, as Fort Worth outshot the Blues, 46-14, but the Wings had to score in the final period to pull out a 2-2 draw.</p><p><b>OMAHA:</b> The Knights&rsquo; blueline corps was strengthened by the return of 23-year-old Rick Newell who served his rookie year in Omaha last winter. The fast-skating youngster had been with Providence in the American League.</p><p>Twenty-five-year-old right wing Barry Meissner, who played two years for Memphis and one for Iowa in the Central League, was acquired on loan from the Cleveland Barons of the American League. Meissner, owned by the National League&rsquo;s Minnesota North Stars, had een on loan to Seattle in the Western League.</p><p>Rookie Wayne Wood and holdover Wayne Bell (who played only 12 games as a backup man last year) were still battling for the No. 1 goalkeeping job, although Wood was getting slightly more ice time.</p><p>The Knights sent rookie defenseman Jerry Lecompte, who played junior hockey at Sherbrooke, Que., last year, to Des Moines in the International League.</p><p>General manager Jake Milford, whose Knights have won the regular-season and playoff championships the past two years, opined. &ldquo;We&rsquo;re gonna make our move, and climb up in the standings. The rookie forwards are coming around; and Tom Williams has been outstanding the past two weeks. They really looked sharp in beating Tulsa.&rdquo;</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0028-01122/2946022-1-eng-US/f0028-012.jpg" title="f0028-01" width="549" height="1198"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>ROSS PERKINS&hellip;Timely Return</b></figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0028-128/2946015-1-eng-US/f0028-122.jpg" title="f0028-12" width="574" height="570"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>J.P. BORDELEAU&hellip;Four-Goal Week</b></figcaption></div><div class="figure-block image-bleed"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0029-127/2946008-1-eng-US/f0029-122.jpg" title="f0029-12" width="1162" height="1211"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Team mascot KEITH McCALL is a popular figure with Oklahoma City hockey fans. McCall, who is 33 years old and stands 4&rsquo;4&rdquo; and weighs 100, stands between club GM BILL LEVINS and top Blazer scorer GREG SHEPPARD, who is 5&rsquo;7&rdquo;. McCall is an accountant for the State of Oklahoma as well as a staunch hockey booster of the Blazers.</b></figcaption></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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No Stopping High Flying Dallas Hawks Until They Encounter Fort Worth Wings

<h2>CENTRAL LEAGUE</h2><p><b>(Standings on Wed, Dec. 15)</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0029-0192/2946241-1-eng-US/f0029-012.jpg" title="f0029-01" width="567" height="220"></div><h3>GAMES COMPLETED</h3><p><b>Wed, Dec. 8</b></p><p>Oklahoma City 4 at Kansas City 4</p><p><b>Fri, Dec. 10</b></p><p>Omaha 2 at Tulsa 5</p><p><b>Sat, Dec. 11</b></p><p>Oklahoma City 2 at Dallas 13</p><p>Fort Worth 2 at Omaha 4</p><p>Tulsa 4 at Kansas City 6</p><p><b>Sun, Dec. 12</b></p><p>Dallas 3 at Tulsa 5</p><h3>GAMES TO COME</h3><p><b>Wed, Dec. 15</b></p><p>Tulsa at Dalia</p><p>Kansas City at Oklahoma City</p><p><b>Thurs, Dec. 16</b></p><p>Kansas City at Foit Worth</p><p><b>Fri, Dec. 17</b></p><p>Dallas at Omaha</p><p>Fort Worth at Tulsa</p><p><b>Sat, Dec. 18</b></p><p>Dallas at Kansas City</p><p>Fort Worth at Oklahoma City</p><p>Tulsa at Omaha</p><p><b>Sun, Dec. 19</b></p><p>Omaha at Dallas</p><p>Kansas City at Tulsa</p><h3>LEADING SCORERS</h3><p><b>(Including games of Sun, Dec. 5)</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0029-0267/2946234-1-eng-US/f0029-022.jpg" title="f0029-02" width="579" height="909"></div><h3>GOALKEEPERS&rsquo; RECORDS</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0029-0342/2946227-1-eng-US/f0029-032.jpg" title="f0029-03" width="576" height="356"></div><p><b>Shutouts: Garrett 2, Dumas, McLachlan 1 each Penalty leader, Steve Durbano, Omaha, 108 mins.</b></p><h2>UNITED STATES LEAGUE</h2><p><b>(Standings on Tues, Dec. 7)</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0029-0433/2946220-1-eng-US/f0029-042.jpg" title="f0029-04" width="577" height="156"></div><h3>LEADING SCORERS</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0029-0531/2946213-1-eng-US/f0029-052.jpg" title="f0029-05" width="571" height="546"></div><h2>NEW ENGLAND LEAGUE</h2><p><b>(Standings on Fri, Dec. 10)</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0029-0621/2946206-1-eng-US/f0029-062.jpg" title="f0029-06" width="571" height="180"></div><h3>LEADING SCORERS</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0029-0716/2946199-1-eng-US/f0029-072.jpg" title="f0029-07" width="578" height="277"></div><h2>NORTHERN ONTARIO JUNIOR</h2><p><b>(Standings on Thurs, Dee. 9)</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0029-0813/2946192-1-eng-US/f0029-082.jpg" title="f0029-08" width="570" height="127"></div><h3>LEADING SCORERS</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0029-0912/2946185-1-eng-US/f0029-092.jpg" title="f0029-09" width="570" height="231"></div><h2>SOUTHERN ONTARIO JUNIOR</h2><p><b>(Standings on Thurs, Dec. 9)</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0029-109/2946178-1-eng-US/f0029-102.jpg" title="f0029-10" width="575" height="235"></div><h2>NOHA&mdash;SOHA INTERLOCKING</h2><p><b>(Standings on Thors, Dec. 9)</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0029-118/2946171-1-eng-US/f0029-112.jpg" title="f0029-11" width="573" height="331"></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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HOW THEY STAND

<p>DALLAS&mdash;</p><p>The Dallas Black Hawks won&rsquo;t forget Saturday, December 5 in a hurry.</p><p>In addition to losing on the ice 7-5 against Fort Worth, the players returned to their dressing room to find thieves had cleaned it out their lockers. At least $500 in cash was missing plus assorted jewelry including J.P. Leblanc&rsquo;s championship ring.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

Thieves Strip Hawks Of Cash

<h2>EASTERN LEAGUE</h2><p><b>(Standings on Mon, Dec. 13)</b></p><h3>NORTHERN DIVISION</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0030-01115/2946338-1-eng-US/f0030-012.jpg" title="f0030-01" width="579" height="181"></div><h3>SOUTHERN DIVISION</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0030-0270/2946331-1-eng-US/f0030-022.jpg" title="f0030-02" width="583" height="226"></div><h3>GAMES COMPLETED</h3><p><b>Mon, Dec. 6</b></p><p>Charlotte 3 ot Sun Coast 2</p><p><b>Tues, Dec. 7</b></p><p>Roanoke 2 at Charlotte 4</p><p>Greensboro 4 at Sun Coast 4</p><p><b>Wed, Dec. 8</b></p><p>Greensboro 0 ot Sun Coast 6</p><p>New Jersey 2 ot Johnstown 6</p><p>New Hoven 7 ot Jacksonville 7</p><p><b>Thurs, Doc. 9</b></p><p>Long Island 2 ot Roanoke 1</p><p>New Haven 3 at Sun Coast 1</p><p><b>Fri, Dec. 10</b></p><p>New Haven 1 ot Charlotte 7</p><p>Sun Coast at Jacksonville (postponed)</p><p>Johnstown 1 at Syracuse 3</p><p>Clinton 1 ot Long Island 2</p><p><b>Sat, Dec. 11</b></p><p>Charlotte 1 at Roanoke 0</p><p>New Haven 1 at Greensboro 9</p><p>Johnstown 1 at Clinton 1</p><p>New Jersey 2 at long Island 9</p><p><b>Sun, Dec. 12</b></p><p>New Haven 7 at Roanoke 8</p><p>Charlotte 4 at Greensboro 4</p><p>Long Island 2 at Syracuse 3</p><p>Johnstown 1 at New Jersey 9</p><h3>GAMES TO COME</h3><p><b>Mon, Dec. 13</b></p><p>Roanoke Volley at Sun Coast</p><p><b>Tues, Dec. 14</b></p><p>Greensboro at Charlotte</p><p>Clinton at Jacksonville</p><p><b>Wed, Dec. 15</b></p><p>New Jersey at Syracuse</p><p>Long Island at New Haven</p><p><b>Thurs, Dec. 16</b></p><p>Chorlotte et Roanoke Valley</p><p>Clinton ot Sun Coast</p><p>Syracuse ot Johnstown</p><p><b>Fri, Dec. 17</b></p><p>Roanoke Volley at Charlotte</p><p>Long Island at Syracuse</p><p>New Hoven al New Jersey</p><p><b>Sat, Dec. 18</b></p><p>Clinton at long Island</p><p>Greensboro at Johnstown</p><p><b>Sun, Dec. 19</b></p><p>Charlotte ot Jacksonville</p><p>Clinton at Syracuse</p><p>Johnstown of New Haven</p><p>Green boro at New Jersey</p><p>Roanoke Valley at Sun Coo t</p><p><b>Tues, Dec. 21</b></p><p>Roanoke Valley at Jacksonville</p><p>Greenboro at Sun Coast</p><p><b>Wed, Dec. 22</b></p><p>Jocksonville at Roanoke</p><p>Valley Clinton at Syracuse</p><p>New Jersey at New Haven</p><p><b>Thur, Dec. 23</b></p><p>John town at Sun Coast</p><p>Clinton at long Island</p><p><b>Fri, Dec. 24</b></p><p>Johnstown at Jacksonville</p><h3>LEADING SCORERS</h3><p><b>(Including games of Sun, Doc. 5)</b></p><h3>NORTHERN DIVISION</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0030-0346/2946324-1-eng-US/f0030-032.jpg" title="f0030-03" width="584" height="282"></div><h3>SOUTHERN DIVISION</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0030-0434/2946317-1-eng-US/f0030-042.jpg" title="f0030-04" width="579" height="280"></div><h2>NEW YORK METRO LEAGUE</h2><p><b>(Standings on Fri, Dec. 3)</b></p><h3>EASTERN DIVISION</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0030-0533/2946310-1-eng-US/f0030-052.jpg" title="f0030-05" width="576" height="159"></div><h3>WESTERN DIVISION</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0030-0625/2946303-1-eng-US/f0030-062.jpg" title="f0030-06" width="575" height="129"></div><h3>LEADING SCORERS</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0030-0718/2946296-1-eng-US/f0030-072.jpg" title="f0030-07" width="587" height="583"></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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<div class="byline">BY HARVEY POLLACK</div><p>COMMACK&mdash;</p><p class="dropcap"><span>I</span>f Ed Stankiewicz is any kind of a prophet, the Long Island Ducks will he involved in the Northern Division pennant fight of the Eastern Hockey League race.</p><p>The Ducks&rsquo; skipper predicted in October that &ldquo;if we were still in the pack coming into December. I would be satisfied and we&rsquo;ll be in the race.&rdquo; Well the Ducks came through a 17-game November log in acceptable fashion lor Stankiewicz and were within hailing distance of first place Clinton.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0030-0814/2946376-1-eng-US/f0030-082.jpg" title="f0030-08" width="276" height="456"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Ed Stankiewicz</b></figcaption></div><p>In fact as December got underway, the Ducks were tied for third, two points out of second and four out of first. They sliced these slight deficits early in the month and Stankiewicz was confident the margins would disappear as time went by.</p><p>&ldquo;The clubs in our division are so evenly matched that an injury to a key player or two could be disastrous,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;That&rsquo;s why I&rsquo;m trying to strengthen our club. We still need a player or two to have the proper personnel to hold our own in the fight with Clinton, New Haven and Johnstown.&rdquo;</p><p>Syracuse and Jersey also might have a sav in the action but at the time Stanky is more concerned with the clubs ahead of him. He was confident he&rsquo;d pick up valuable ground when New Haven and Johnstown went south just as Clinton didn&rsquo;t help its cause with its southern jaunt.</p><p>Stank praised his squad for their spirit in not surrendering even though they fall behind in road games. &ldquo;There aren&rsquo;t many our of games that haven&rsquo;t gone down to the end and that&rsquo;s why I&rsquo;ve aged five years in the first part of the season. These guys are something else. They don&rsquo;t know when to quit.&rdquo;</p><p>He was referring to such games as a recent one with Clinton when the Ducks trailed 5-2 in the third period, and tallied three goals in three minutes to earn a valuable deadlock. At last count the Ducks had eight ties to lead the league, but Stanky said he 11 take a tie anytime over a defeat.</p><p>Stankiewicz was trying to get Michel Letourneau to shoot more since he is the swiftest shot on the team but seldom shoots. Stankiewicz celebrated his 40th birthday with a tie at Johnstown. Billy Morris deemed one of best rookies in Ducks&rsquo; history. Jean Marie Nicol had hat trick versus Johnstown.</p><p><b>JOHNSTOWN:</b> Jets didn&rsquo;t earn any points with Jersey by rescheduling postponed game the same night the Devils were scheduled to be feted by their Boosters Club. A tough 17-game log. including a southern swing, faces Jets this month. Gene Peacosh is club scoring leader. Dick Roberge&rsquo;s goal with 1:55 to play tied Long Island.</p><p><b>JACKSONVILLE:</b> Don Roz ich picked up from Roanoke Vailey. Bobby Thompson&rsquo;s third hat trick of year helped beat Sun Coast Suns. Coach Blake Ball threatened pay cuts if team didn&rsquo;t perk up on road.</p><p><b>ROANOKE VALLEY: E.A</b> Gene Hawthorne, a Roanoke contractor, headed group that purchased club. Ex-majoritv stockholder, Thomas Anderton, will remain a member of board. Dale MacLeish suffered leg injury. Rebels&rsquo; non-losing record at home grew to 14 games with wins over Syracuse and Greensboro. Bobby Guindon placed on roster and Ken Miller on injured list. Roger Kosar had 534 saves in 18 games. Doug Kerslake had four goals and Jack McCreary a hat trick against Jacksonville.</p><p><b>GREENSBORO:</b> Brian Randall rejoined team and Ken Rzepecki placed on injured list with bad knee. Craig Stamp a rookie forward, also added. Ron Spong&rsquo;s advice to right winger Clyde Simon &ldquo;to stop wandering&rdquo; resulted in improved scoring for the rookie. Mike Healey dropped to make room for Stamp.</p><p><b>NEW HAVEN:</b> Don Perry must choose between Jim Armstrong and Dave Hainsworth as goalie for economy reasons. Dwight Winters&rsquo; return from injury list has strenghtened scoring. He was elected captain to replace the traded Billy Smith. Bob Guindon cut and signed bv Roanoke Valley.</p><p><b>SUN COAST:</b> Six-day layoff hurt Suns. Goalie Bill Yeo had 53 saves against Greensboro. Billy Smith went home to New Haven to move his family south and missed some games. Suns three-game win streak ended by Jacksonville&hellip;</p><p><b>JERSEY:</b> Devils pulled goalie, and with 19 seconds left Claude Chartre scored tieing goal against New Haven. Devils&rsquo;wore road uniforms at home to snap jinx and take first win in 12 starts before home fans. Gary Cunningham&rsquo;s shoulder injury put him on disabled list.</p><p><b>SYRACUSE:</b> Paul Larose posted five goals in rout of Greensboro which gave Blazers first win in 10 games. Blazers lost four of five in the south. GM Bill Charles seeking a center and defenseman to bolster club. They&rsquo;r also looking for a backup goalie and may get New Haven&rsquo;s discard. Ray Adduono pulling away in northern scoring race.</p><p><b>CHARLOTTE:</b> Mike Rouleau and Prank Golembrosky in battle for southern scoring lead. Checkers also have two top goalies in Gary Bromley and Gaye Cooley. Johnny Morrison due to come off injured list any day now. Fred Creighton distributed copies of a box-score of loss to Jacksonville before next game with Rockets and his players responded to the psychology with a 14-0 win.</p><p><b>CLINTON:</b> Comets protested Charlotte&rsquo;s use of Barry Burnett since his time on disabled list hadn&rsquo;t expired. Bill Bannerman tops club scoring. Comets nonwinning wavs sliced their hold on first in the north.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0030-0912/2946369-1-eng-US/f0030-092.jpg" title="f0030-09" width="559" height="581"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>JEAN NICOL&hellip;Fired Hat Trick</b></figcaption></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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Ducks’ Comeback Elates Stankiewicz; Roanoke Group Purchases Ice Rebels

<h2>INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE</h2><p><b>(Standings on Tues, Dec. 14)</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0031-0359/2946459-1-eng-US/f0031-032.jpg" title="f0031-03" width="570" height="129"></div><h3>SOUTHERN DIVISION</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0031-0444/2946452-1-eng-US/f0031-042.jpg" title="f0031-04" width="571" height="199"></div><h3>GAMES COMPLETED</h3><p><b>Wed, Dec. 8</b></p><p>Port Huron 2 at Fort Wayne 3</p><p>Des Moines 1 at Dayton 4</p><p>Muskegon 5 at Columbus 2</p><p><b>Fri, Dec. 10</b></p><p>Dayton 2 at Muskegon 5</p><p>Fort Wayne 1 at Port Huron 2</p><p>Des Moines 6 at Toledo 2</p><p><b>Sat, Dec. 11</b></p><p>Dayton 2 at Fort Wayne 3</p><p>Columbus 4 at Port Huron 5</p><p>Flint 8 at Toledo 5</p><p>Muskegon 4 at Des Moines 5</p><p><b>Sun, Dec. 12</b></p><p>Toledo 3 at Flint 7</p><p>Fort Wayne 3 at Dayton 5</p><p>Port Huron 5 at Columbus 8</p><p>Muskegon 1 ot Des Moines 3</p><h3>GAMES TO COME</h3><p><b>Wed, Dec. 15</b></p><p>Columbus at Dayton</p><p>Toledo at Des Mines</p><p><b>Fri, Dec. 17</b></p><p>Des Moines at Columbus</p><p>Dayton at Flint</p><p>Muskegon at Toledo</p><p>Fort Wayne at Port Huron</p><p><b>Sat, Dec. 18</b></p><p>Dayton at Fort Wayne</p><p>Flint at Muskegon</p><p>Columbus at Toledo</p><p>Des Moines at Port Huron</p><p><b>Sun, Dec. 19</b></p><p>Port Huron at Dayton</p><p>Toledo at Columbus</p><p>Muskegon at Flint</p><p><b>Tues, Dec. 21</b></p><p>Dayton at Columbus</p><p><b>Wed, Dec. 22</b></p><p>Columbus at Dayton</p><h3>LEADING SCORERS</h3><p><b>(Including games of Sun, Dec. 5)</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0031-0536/2946445-1-eng-US/f0031-052.jpg" title="f0031-05" width="583" height="602"></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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Looking at IHL race

<div class="byline">BY JOHN GUGGER</div><p>DES MOINES&mdash;</p><p>There were a lot of reasons the Des Moines Oak Leafs were inching their way upward in the International Hockey League&rsquo;s South Division.</p><p>Most of them were immediately obvious. Increased offensive production, tighter defense, and the continued good work of Bob Perreault in goal.</p><p>One reason, possibly the key, wasn&rsquo;t so readily apparent. It had to do with the newfound respect the Leafs were commanding from the opposition.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0031-0199/2946414-1-eng-US/f0031-012.jpg" title="f0031-01" width="255" height="423"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Bob Kelly</b></figcaption></div><p>As the Leafs ran off six straight victories, hoisting their record to 12-10-2 in the process, they tied a club mark for consecutive wins. They were also making opponents think twice about trying tc intimidate them, a favorite tactic the last year or so of Des Moines&rsquo; opponents.</p><p>Des Moines had secured Bob Kelly and Gerry Lecompte tc handle the rough stuff, and the continuing contributions of rookie Pat Westrum helped in keeping the opposition in check.</p><p>Kelly and Lecompte came here after stays in the Central League while Westrum is on loan from Dayton. The team&rsquo;s winning streak began just after Kelly&rsquo;s arrival and during Lecompte&rsquo;s appearance.</p><p>Kelly, a Leaf for 24 games last season, is possibly the best fist fighter in hockey; Westrum is an aggressive 195-pounder who has tangled with several IHL veterans so far, and Lecompte drew 245 minutes in penalties last season with Sherbrooke in the Quebec Junior League.</p><p>&ldquo;You can see a big difference in the way other clubs are playing us now that we have these guys,&rdquo; coach Terry Slater said. &ldquo;They know what Kelly&rsquo;s like, and they usually steer clear of him.</p><p>&ldquo;But they don&rsquo;t know Westrum, and he&rsquo;s earning a lot of respect, too. Pat beat the tar out of Bernie MacNeil in Fort Wayne, and he&rsquo;s supposed to be their tough guy.</p><p>&ldquo;Pat&rsquo;s a slugger like Rocky Marciano used to be. He&rsquo;ll stand there and take plenty of punches. But he&rsquo;ll be landing plenty, too.&rdquo;</p><p>Though Kelly is known for his fistic prowess, he fired important goals in victories over Dayton and Port Huron that kept the Oak Leafs&rsquo; streak going.</p><p>Three of the Des Moines victories in the surge were by one goal, all of them with Perreault in net. The veteran allowed 21 goals during that time.</p><p>Ken Sutyla fired an overtime winner against Port Huron &lsquo;the night after Pete Slater, Terry Slater&rsquo;s younger brother, had scored with 20 seconds left to defeat the Wings.</p><p>Sutyla led the club in goals with 18, while Jean Losier was next with 17. Losier had 23 assists to lead the IHL in scoring with 40 points.</p><p><b>TOLEDO:</b> Goalie Rick Duffett was released after Hornets allowed opposition 10 goals in three consecutive games&hellip;Willie Marshall had four shorthanded goals&hellip;Losing streak hit seven, including five in a row at home&hellip;Dino Mascotto might have to undergo knee operation&hellip;Club had allowed most goals in league</p><p><b>FORT WAYNE:</b> Tom McVie. acquired from Seattle, had three goals in first week here&hellip;K&rsquo;s were 6-8-1 against North Division, 7-3-1 against South&hellip;Komets tied Flint for first point in five meetings with Generals&hellip;Ron Ullyot out with injured shoulder&hellip;Gerry Methe skating again following broken ankle&hellip;</p><p><b>FLINT:</b> Jim Young has gone 158 games without scoring a goal&hellip;Bill Horton had gone 58 games without scoring, then hit twice to help in 3-3 tie in Columbus&hellip;Corky Agar had hat trick against Seals&hellip;Gens enjoyed 32nd consecutive sellout&hellip;Bill Pettinger scored with 21 seconds to tie Fort Wayne&hellip;Gens were 10-2-1 at home&hellip;</p><p><b>MUSKEGON:</b> Mohawks had 6-8 record in November&hellip;Bryan McLay scored 460th IHL goal in hat trick at Toledo, putting him No. 3 on all-time list&hellip;GM Jerry DeLise unhappy with team&rsquo;s goaltending&hellip;Gary Ford led league in assists with 30&hellip;Bob Tombari tossed out of Toledo game for being third man in fight.</p><p><b>PORT HURON:</b> Bob Brinkworth&rsquo;s scoring streak ended at 15, but he fired four goals against Muskegon in next outing&hellip;Kevin Pettit and Al Genovy sent home from Des Moines trip for violating curfew&hellip;Winger Nelson Debenedet and defenseman Charlie Shaw made debuts&hellip;Don Grierson led league in penalty minutes with 105&hellip;George Hulme was doing bulk of work in goal&hellip;</p><p><b>COLUMBUS:</b> California Seals&rsquo;s GM Garry Young flew in to watch weekend games&hellip;Brent Taylor acquired from Des Moines&hellip;Ray Martynuik had 53 saves in debut, 3-3 tie with Flint&hellip;Mike-Takubo&rsquo;s goal prevented home-ice shutout by Dayton&hellip;Kirk Bowman, club&rsquo;s leading goal scorer, was placed on waivers in unexplained move&hellip;Brian Law out with knee injury&hellip;</p><p><b>DAYTON:</b> Hugh Harvey had two goals, three assists against Toledo&hellip;Gary MacMillan had hat trick in 10-4 rout of hornets&hellip;Coach Gerry Moore said club, was getting lazy after remarkable start&hellip;Reg Bechtold broke scoring drought with three goals in 4-1 victory over Columbus&hellip;Don Westbrooke, IHL&rsquo;g leading scorer in A68-69 and 1969-70, placed on waivers by Rochester of AHL and may return to Gems.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0031-0274/2946407-1-eng-US/f0031-022.jpg" title="f0031-02" width="562" height="564"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>BOB BRINKWORTH&hellip;Fires 4-Goal Game</b></figcaption></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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New Muscle Improves Leafs’ Status

<div class="byline">By John Gilbert</div><div class="image-hero"><img title="f0032-01" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0032-01109/2946497-1-eng-US/f0032-012.jpg"></div><h2><i>North Dakota No. 1 After Denver Sweep</i></h2><p class="dropcap"><span>N</span>orth Dakota University turned the tables on previously unbeaten Denver with a double victory at Grand Forks, N.D., vaulting the Sioux into first place in the hectic Western Collegiate Hockey Association.</p><p>Denver cruised in with a five-game winning streak, standing 2-0 in the WCHA, but coach Rube Bjorkman&rsquo;s North Dakota outfit, showing improvement every week, completely stifled the Denver attack in the Friday night game, romping 8-4.</p><p>Gerry Miller scored a hat trick for the Sioux, who limited Denver to a mere 10 shots in the game-one in the second period-by blanketing the Pioneer forwards with backcheckers and keeping pressure on at the other end.</p><p>The next night, Jimmy Cahoon, North Dakota&rsquo;s ace junior center, scored twice and Dakota took a 5-3 victory. The return of winger Tom Peluso, who sat out the first game with a suspension carried over from a game the previous week against the U.S. Olympics, bolstered Denver&rsquo;s attack. He assisted Vic Venasky on one goal and scored another to hoist the Pioneers from a 4-1 deficit to 4-3. But Cahoon scored at 19:02 to clinch it.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0032-0264/2946490-1-eng-US/f0032-022.jpg" title="f0032-02" width="276" height="436"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Jim Cahoon</b></figcaption></div><p>The usual patterns of splits in the WCHA varied for the week, with only Minnesota-Duluth and Colorado College avoiding a sweep. Michigan Tech swept two from Minnesota, Wisconsin took two from Michigan State and Michigan surprised previous league-leader Notre Dame twice</p><p>Colorado College, inspired by its sweep over Minnesota, dropped a 6-5 game to Minnesota-Duluth, with UMD scoring twice while shorthanded and three times on power plays. The next night, though, the Tigers came out flying and pinned an 8-2 decision on UMD. Colorado&rsquo;s tiny tandem, sophomores Doug Palazzari and Steve Sertich, came through with two goals apiece, leading Colorado College to a 6-0 lead in the romp. The two diminutive skaters, opponents in Minnesota schoolboy hockey when Palazzari was at Eveleth and Sertich at Virginia, are quick, clever stickhandlers who have given WCHA defenders fits all season. Palazzari has 11 points in CC&rsquo;s six WCHA games.</p><p>Michigan, which started slowly, showed amazing poise in sweeping identical 6-5 victories from Notre Dame in their two-game series. Pat Donnelly tied Friday&rsquo;s game 5-5 and Berie Gagnon got his third goal of the game six minutes into a suddendeath overtime to win that one. Michigan got two goals while Notre Dame was two men short in the first match, as 26 penalities were whistled, 13 on each teams, with a total of 10 of them for interference.</p><p>In the second game, Michigan led 2-1 when Punch Cartier decked John Campbell with a flagrant elbow to the chin. Cartier got a major penalty for the blow, and Notre Dame responded by scoring four goals in a span of 3:57. Cartier, who got a view of all four from the penalty box, took some abuse from his own fans and teammates, but Michigan came back from the 5-2 deficit to win on Donnelly&rsquo;s goal with tour minutes remaining.</p><p>Michigan Tech, looking at a 1-3 record, evened its mark with its sweep over Minnesota, by 5-1 and 5-3, in two four-point games at Houghton, Mich. They were the last games in ancient Dee Stadium, as Tech is finishing construction of a new arena. Bob D&rsquo;Alvise scored twice in the first game for Tech, and five different Huskies scored the next night. Mike Antonovich continued his goal-a-game scoring for Minnesota with a tally each night, and Gopher goalie Dennis Erickson made 42 stops both nights.</p><p>Jim Young scored two goals to lead Wisconsin to a 4-1 victory over Michigan State, then the Badgers came back from a 3-2 deficit to win the next night 4-3.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

f0032-01

WESTERN WAY

<p>MADISON&mdash;</p><p>The University of Wisconsin is off to its best start in history both on the ice and off.</p><p>The Badgers are killing the opposition with some spectacular hockey and at the same time they are playing a merry tune at the box office. After six home games, Wisconsin had attracted 44,396 fans for an average of 7,399 per game.</p><p>Wisconsin led the nation in attendance in 1970-71 as 109,940 fans flocked through the trunstiles of the Dave County Coliseum, which had a capacity of 8,000, to watch them in 16 home games.</p><p>In their brief eight-year history, the Badgers have drawn a total of 405,361 and have come a long ways since their early days of 1963-64 when they averaged 596 fans per game and had an overall mark of only 8,937 for 15 games.</p><p>With this year&rsquo;s crowd mark already nearing 45,000, there&rsquo;s a good chance the Badgers will set a new national collegiate attendance figure. Two consecutive sellouts of 8,125 witnessed the recent two-game sweep over Michigan State in which the Badgers won 4-1 and 4-3. It was the first time in Wisconsin history that both games of a series were sold out and the total of 16,250 was also an all time record for one series.</p><p>Coach Bob Johnson&rsquo;s team proved they could come from behind in the Saturday night Dec. 4 game against Michigan State as they scored two straight goals in the third period after the Spartans had taken a 3-2 lead. Senior co-captain Jim Young continued his torrid scoring streak in the Dec. 3 game with two goals giving him five goals in two games. He scored three in the final period the previous week against North Dakota and the first goal last Friday night to give him four consecutive goals. Young currently ranks second in scoring on the team with six goals, four assists for 10 points overall<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

Top Draw Wisconsin Attracts 44,396 Fans

<p>BOWLING GREEN&mdash;</p><p>Bowling Green completed a sweep of a two-game series with the Lake Superior State College hockey Lakers by defeating the Lakers, 6-1 on Dec. 4.</p><p>The Lakers, who dropped a 4-3 outing to the Falcons in the series opener Friday evening, are now 5-3-1 for the season. Bowling Green&rsquo;s two weekend wins leaves it with a 6-4 won-lost mark.</p><p>Bowling Green led 3-0 at the end of the first period Saturday evening on goals by defenseman Tom Giles, and forwards Bob Bartley and Bill Ball.</p><p>The Falcons upped their lead to 4-0 on a goal by Gordon Mc-Cosh at 16:15 of the second period before the Lakers&rsquo; Gene Motuza scored at 18:31, their first and final goal of the game.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

Bowling Green Sweeps Lakers

<div class="byline">By Tom Burke</div><h2><i>Big Red, BC Already Flex Muscles In East</i></h2><p class="dropcap"><span>T</span>hough college hockey is growing and changing faster than Mr. Wizard&rsquo;s chemical potions, tradition still grips the sport inescapably. During the second week of ECAC action, some of the old familiar patterns began to emerge once more. Cornell&rsquo;s annual early December visit to Brown resulted&mdash;quite predictably&mdash;in an overtime game which the Big Red won 5-4 on a goal by senior Craig Brush. The Bruins, always Cornell&rsquo;s toughest foe away from Lynah Rink, surged from a 3-1 deficit to a 4-3 lead which they held until Cornell soph Gord Mc-Cormack beat Lou Reycroft at 19:07 of the last period. The last two Brown-Cornell meetings in Meehan Auditorium have been overtime affairs, Cornell winning 5-4 two years ago and Brown upsetting last season 3-2. Six different Cornell players had goals, attesting to the unbelievable balance of Big Red&rsquo;s four lines. In fact, only once this year has a Cornell player scored more than a goal in any one game, according to Ithaca bird dog Dan Connolly. Red led RPI 6-0 until the Engineers got onto the board near game&rsquo;s end with two men up.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0032-0334/2946583-1-eng-US/f0032-032.jpg" title="f0032-03" width="281" height="437"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Harvey Bennet</b></figcaption></div><p>Brown, under second year coach Allan Soares, is in the familiar position of being one of the better teams in the Division but still looking for that first league win. The Bruins opened with BU at home and were blanked 3-0, then had to face Cornell. But undoubtedly they&rsquo;ll fatten up during January and February.</p><p>BU ran into a sizzling goalie in New Hampshire junior Bob Smith, strafing him with 50 shots but managing a mere 2-1 win. The Wildcats, who&rsquo;ve had defensive problems in recent years, did some excellent checking in the game and the Terriers had trouble finishing off their plays. Bob Gryp netted the winner at 9:11 of the third frame when he shoveled a loose puck into the crease from off to the left and slightly behind the net. The rubber bounced off the prostrate Smith&rsquo;s chest and over the line seconds after the completion of a BU power play. UNH was shorthanded a good deal of the afternoon with eight penalties to BU&rsquo;s three. &ldquo;We were lucky the score was just 2-1&rdquo; said a chagrined Charlie Holt. &ldquo;You&rsquo;ve got to stay out of the box to win games.&rdquo;</p><p>Over at Boston College they&rsquo;re selling Maroon and Gold buttons which read &ldquo;Year of Snooks&rsquo; 500&Prime;. Chances for retiring coach John &ldquo;Snooks&rdquo; Kelley to reach the 500 win plateau look better than people thought; his Eagles won their first two league games, 5-2 at Providence and 4-2 over Princeton, to boost his career total to 490. Junior center Ed Kenty has scored a goal per game and Harvey Bennett has made the transition from forward to defense in fine style.</p><p>Bennett scored once in downing PC and set up Kenty&rsquo;s goal.</p><p>Jim Murphy and Gary Williamson replied for the Friars.</p><p>After Providence dumped Penn 6-3 for openers, they lost a couple of mild surprise games, to BC and to Princeton 3-2, both at home. The Friars have a lot of experience but they miss big mean Rich Pumple, now with Muskegon of the International League. Princeton was opening its season in the BC-Providence swing, and already has equaled the win total of last year&rsquo;s Tiger team which finished 1-22. Sophomore Rich Hocking got the winning goal against Providence with 3:19 to go after PC had twice come back from one-goal deficits. Bill Quackenbush hasn&rsquo;t decided on his top goalie yet, as Ed Swift stopped 42 shots in the BC game while sophomore Phil Robinson was in the net for the win at Providence.</p><p>Pennsylvania can still find the net but miss the big senior line of Sam Gellard, Tim Cutter, and Tom Davis from last year. The Quakers had no trouble with Colgate, winning 9-0, but were raw meat for Harvard in the Crimson&rsquo;s opener. Harvard took only 30 shots on goal and won 11-3, with sophomore Bob Goodenow clicking for the hat trick and Dave Hynes firing two goals in Billy Cleary&rsquo;s coaching debut.</p><p>Dartmouth is having their problems on offense, which won&rsquo;t be helped by the Indians&rsquo; early exam break before Christmas. In their only Division One encounter in December, Dartmouth lost a heartbrekaer at Clarkson, 4-3. The Golden Knights got two power play goals in the first period, then squeaked by just at the end. Pete Harasym bounced a shot off Dartmouth goalie Peter Proulx&rsquo;s shoulder and it careened into the net with seven seconds left. Outshot 28-17, Dartmouth was handicapped by loss of second line center Bob Perry who was ejected for fighting.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0032-0427/2946576-1-eng-US/f0032-042.jpg" title="f0032-04" width="279" height="448"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Bob Goodenow</b></figcaption></div><p>Northeastern is off to a slow start under second year coach Fernie Flaman, but NU at least is getting more competitive than they haven been in recent years. Recruiting a balanced team takes a few years.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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DOWN EAST

<h2>ECAC CONFERENCE</h2><h3>Division I</h3><p><b>(Standings on Mon. Dec. 6)</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0033-0193/2946677-1-eng-US/f0033-012.jpg" title="f0033-01" width="576" height="451"></div><h3>GAMES COMPLETED</h3><p>New Hampshire 6, Northeastern 4</p><p>Boston College 5, Providence 2</p><p>Boston University 3, Brown 0</p><p>Pennsylvania 9, Colgate 0</p><p>Cornell 6, RPI 2</p><p>Clarkson 7, Vermont 1</p><p>Boston College 4, Princeton 2</p><p>Colgate 3, Northeastern 2</p><p>Boston University 2, New Hampshire 1</p><p>Cornell 5, Brown 4</p><p>Clarkson 4, Dartmouth 3</p><p>Harvard 11, Pennsylvania 3</p><p>Princeton 3, Providence 2</p><p>St. Lawrence 3, RPI 3</p><p>Yale 6, Northeastern 2</p><p>Army 3, Middlebury 1</p><p>Hamilton 5, Norwich 3</p><p>Holy Cross 7, Nichols 4</p><p>Buffalo 10, Salem State 4</p><p>Lowell Tech 6, Connecticut 3</p><h2>WCHA CONFERENCE</h2><p><b>(Standings on Mon. Dec. 5)</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0033-0266/2946670-1-eng-US/f0033-022.jpg" title="f0033-02" width="575" height="278"></div><h3>GAMES COMPLETED</h3><p>Wisconsin 4, Michigan States 1</p><p>Wisconsin 4, Michigan State 3</p><p>Michigan 6, Notre Dmae 5</p><p>Michigan 6, Notre Dame 5</p><p>North Dakota 8, Denver 4</p><p>North Dakota 5 Denver 3</p><p>Minn-Duluth 6, Colorado College 5</p><p>Colorado College 8, Minn-Duluth 2</p><p>Michigan Tech 5, Minnesota 1</p><p>Michigan Tech 5, Minnesota 3</p><p>Lake Forest 6 Kent State 1</p><p>Lake Forest 7, Kent Skate 5</p><p>Bowling Green 4 Lake Superior State 3</p><p>Bowling Green 6, Lake Superior State 1</p><h2>ONTARIO CONFERENCE</h2><p><b>(Standings on Thurs. Dec. 9)</b></p><h3>EASTERN DIVISION</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0033-0345/2946663-1-eng-US/f0033-032.jpg" title="f0033-03" width="569" height="203"></div><h3>WESTERN DIVISION</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0033-0433/2946656-1-eng-US/f0033-042.jpg" title="f0033-04" width="573" height="206"></div><h3>GAMES COMPLETED</h3><p>Western 8, Windsor 3</p><p>Lutheran 8, Brock 6</p><p>Toronto 6, Laurentian 0</p><p>Waterloo 11, Brock 3</p><p>Windsor 6, McMaster 1</p><p>Carleton 11, Ryerson 4</p><p>Western 4, Lutheran 4</p><p>Ottawa 12, Ryerson 1</p><p>Brock 5, Ryerson 4</p><p>Lutheran 3, Guelph 3</p><p>Toronto 14, Windsor 0</p><h2>QUEBEC CONFERENCE</h2><p><b>(Standings on Wed. Dec. 8)</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0033-0528/2946649-1-eng-US/f0033-052.jpg" title="f0033-05" width="573" height="225"></div><h3>GAMES COMPLETED</h3><p>Sir George Williams 6, Montreal 5</p><p>Trois-Rivieres 11, McGill 6</p><p>Bishop&rsquo;s 6, Montreal 4</p><p>Sir George Williams 8. RMC 2</p><p>Loyola 8, Sherbrooke 1</p><p>Montreal 3, Sherbrooke 2</p><p>Loyola 10, Bishop&rsquo;s 1</p><p>Loyola 5, Trois-Rivieres 5</p><h3>LEADING SCORERS</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0033-0621/2946642-1-eng-US/f0033-062.jpg" title="f0033-06" width="570" height="351"></div><h2>WESTERN CONFERENCE</h2><p><b>(Standings on Mon. Dec. 6)</b></p><h3>EAST DIVISION</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0033-0718/2946635-1-eng-US/f0033-072.jpg" title="f0033-07" width="572" height="127"></div><h3>WEST DIVISION</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0033-0816/2946628-1-eng-US/f0033-082.jpg" title="f0033-08" width="573" height="130"></div><h2>NEW YORK COLLEGE LEAGUE</h2><p><b>(Standings on Sun. Dec. 5)</b></p><h3>EASTERN DIVISION</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0033-0913/2946621-1-eng-US/f0033-092.jpg" title="f0033-09" width="578" height="178"></div><h3>WESTERN DIVISION</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0033-1012/2946614-1-eng-US/f0033-102.jpg" title="f0033-10" width="572" height="173"></div><h3>GAMES COMPLETED</h3><p>St.Johns 9, Stony Brook 1</p><p>lono 5, Manhattan 2</p><p>CCNY 6, Fordham 3</p><p>Bridgeport 5, Brooklyn 2</p><p>lono 3, St. Johns 2</p><p>Fairfield 4, Bridgeport 1<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

f0033-01

COLLEGE RACES

<p>BOSTON&mdash;</p><p class="dropcap"><span>T</span>im Regan, half of Boston University&rsquo;s outstanding goaltending tandem, will play with the United States Olympic team for the 1972 Winter Games in Sapporo, Japan. Regan, who will join the team in late December, will be available for play with the Terriers through most of January.</p><p>Regan, who along with fellowgoalie Dan Brady, spearheaded Boston University&rsquo;s drive to the NCAA championship last season, was encouraged by his teammates when they learned that the lanky senior had been given the opportunity to play with the Olympians.</p><p>Olympic team coach Murray Williamson had contacted BU head hockey coach Jack Kelley prior to the 1971-72 season, asking whether either of the Terrier goalies would be available. Kelley discussed the possibility with Williamson at that time.</p><p>Williamson again spoke to Kelley and to Regan after BU and the Olympic team played in November at the Boston Garden in an attempt to ascertain Regan&rsquo;s availability. It was at this point that the members of the Boston University team learned of the offer and they encouraged Regan to accept.</p><p>Regan will complete the current academic semester and will begin the second semester before leaving for Japan. He will return to Boston University in midFebruary after missing just a short period from classes.</p><p>Jack Kelley, commenting on Regan&rsquo;s decision, said, &ldquo;I am extremely proud of the players on the BU hockey team for their willingness to make this sacrifice for one of their teammates. As for our team, I feel that we are extremely fortunate that we have two such great goalies as Dan Brady and Tim Regan. They have proven time and again that they are both capable of playing topnotch hockey.&rdquo;</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0033-1211/2946708-1-eng-US/f0033-122.jpg" title="f0033-12" width="559" height="639"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>TIM REGAN&hellip;Encouraged by Mates</b></figcaption></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

f0033-12

BU Coaler Regan To Join U.S. Team For Olympics

<p>TORONTO&mdash;</p><p>Canada is returning to International hockey competition with the entry of the student national team in the 1972 World Student Games.</p><p>The Canadian team will be composed of 20 college players drawn from the members of the Canadian Intercollegiate AthleticUnion. Clare Drake, coach of the University of Alberta, has been named head coach of the Student Nationals; and the team manager is Tom Watt, coach of the University of Toronto.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0033-1112/2946739-1-eng-US/f0033-112.jpg" title="f0033-11" width="276" height="438"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Gavin Kirk</b></figcaption></div><p>The team will play in the World Student Games hockey competition, scheduled at Lake Placid, New York, from February 26 to March 5. Russia, Roumania and the United States are other definite participants with final confirmation yet to come from Japan, Finland, South Korea and Sweden.</p><p>Thirty-six outstanding college players have been selected to attend the Student National Team training camp at the University of Toronto.</p><p>Toronto Varsity, CIAU champions since 1969, topped the selections with six players. Loyola College of Montreal placed four including Gavin Kirk, who started the 1971-72 season as a member of the Phoenix Roadrunners of the Western Hockey League. Toronto Leafs made Kirk their No. 3 amateur draft pick last summer.</p><p>Following is a list of players invited to the training camp:</p><h2>GOALTENDERS</h2><p>Chuck Goddard, St. Mary&rsquo;s; Ken Lockett, Guelph; Keith Lelievre,&mdash;New Brunswick; Ian Wilkie, British Columbia.</p><h2>DEFENSE</h2><p>Steve Carlyle, Alberta; Rick Cunningham, Trent; Gilles Gratton. Montreal; Greg McCullough, Dalhousie; Dave McDowall, Toronto; Dick Oudekerk, Western; Larry Carriere, Loyola; Bob Fawcett, Ottawa; John Jenkins, Calgary; Terry McCarthy, Carleton; Mike McNamara, Sir George Williams; Steve Sly, Loyola.</p><h2>FORWARDS</h2><p>Bill Buba, Toronto; Gord Davies, Toronto; Jack Gibson, Alberta; Bob Jeffery, Western; Steve Latinovich, York; Kas Lysionek, Toronto; Pat McCool, Loyola; Bob Munro, Toronto; Mike Quinn, St. Mary&rsquo;s; Ed Taylor, Laurentian; Dave Couves, Alberta; Richard Dupras, Trois-Rivieres; Jim Irving, Winnipeg; Gavin Kirk, Loyola; Richard Longpre, UBC; Bob McAneeley, UBC; Morris Mott, Queens; Ron Perowne, Bishops; Brian Slywchuk, Laurentian; John Wright, Toronto.</p><p>The 36-player roster will be split into two teams for special exhibition games with the University of Toronto and Loyola. The Student National Team will play Toronto on Dec. 21, at Varsity Arena, on the U of T campus. Two days later, on Dec. 23, the Student National Team plays Loyola at the Loyola rink in Montreal.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

f0033-11

Canada Returns To World Ice Play With Select Student National Team

<div class="byline">BY BOB BRISCOE</div><p>MEDICINE HAT&mdash;</p><p>One of the more amazing success stories of junior hockey continues to unfold in this neat city in the middle of the bald Alberta prairie.</p><p>The Tigers are not only the talk of the town but indeed the entire Western Canada Hockey League in their second year of operation.</p><p>With all but a full house on hand. Tigers recently set a club record of five consecutive games without defeat as they continued to take solid possession of third place in the Western Division.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0034-0524/2946777-1-eng-US/f0034-052.jpg" title="f0034-05" width="270" height="447"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Jeff Hunt</b></figcaption></div><p>It all started with a win in Edmonton over the strong Oil Kings. That was the first win in Edmonton over the WCHL champions in two years and it was the catylyst needed to provide the confidence for a richly-talented team of scorers.</p><p>Tigers, too. are beginning to solidify in goal with Jerry Thomas and Leo Karchie getting the job done. Coach Jack Shupe says he feels the team is improving on defense but it is at that position, by far. is still the most vulnerable.</p><p>Tigers owned an 11-point bulge over New Westminster Bruins and appeared capable of setting their sights on second with the highest-scoring team in the division.</p><p>Don&rsquo;t think the Medicine Hat fans aren&rsquo;t aware of what is taking place. After just missing the playoffs last season in their first year and drawing just a handful of people fewer than 100,000 to the beautiful arena-convention center. Tigers are ahead of that pace this year.</p><p>&ldquo;We&rsquo;ve played 12 home games and I&rsquo;d say off the top of my head that we are about an average of 500 up per game over last year.&rdquo; said club president Rod Carry. And the rumble was that Tigers made $40,000 in their intial year.</p><p><b>CALGARY:</b> Holdoway has the division-leading Cents playing the toughest defensive hockey in the league, by a long, long way&hellip;Cents have allowed only 47 goals in winning 17 and tying one of 22 games and rookie netminder John Davidson has four shutouts.</p><p><b>EDMONTON:</b> Oil Kings, in what coach Brian Shaw called a mild slump, continued to jockey with Calgary for first but were one point and two losses back&hellip;The Edmonton, club, in the middle of an eight-game home stand, tied and lost the first two of the series during which Shaw wanted seven wins.</p><p><b>NEW WESTMINSTER:</b> The Bruins and the league mourned the accidental death of promising Bruin defenseman Barry Smitii, killed in an auto accident&hellip;The 17-year-old native of Prince Albert and two other Bruins were in an auto that collided with a signpost in the Vancouver suburb in Surrey&hellip;Bruins lost three road games to Medicine Hat, Edmonton and Calgary, all by one goal and the last in Calgary had coach Ernie McLean on the ice after the referee.</p><p><b>VICTORIA:</b> Things go from bad to worse&hellip;The Cougars continued to lose on the road, unable to earn more than a tie as the scoring slump continued&hellip;General manager Eric Bishop continued to make changes with about the only bright spot the play of goaltenders Dave Maynard and Darryl Fedorak.</p><p><b>VANCOUVER:</b> The Nats of Alf Cadman are in the same boat as Cougars&hellip;The Vancouver team, without a point on the road, was pummelled twice by Edmonton and twice by Calgary, scoring only three goals and allowing 25 in the four games.</p><p><b>SASKATOON:</b> The Blades held on to a one-point lead through the first 23 games of the schedule with a couple of back-to-back ties at home against Medicine Hat and Swift Current keeping them from opening a lead over Brandon, which had two games in hand&hellip;Consistent play by goaltenders Ed Humphries and Don Atchison (3.10 and 3.15 respectively) one of the reasons for Blades&rsquo; success.</p><p><b>BRANDON:</b> Wheat Kings got off to a bad start on a long road trip with a one-goal loss in Winnipeg&hellip;Games in Edmonton, Calgary, New Westminster, Vancouver and Victoria finish off the important trip for Wheaties in their&rsquo;battle to first in the East.</p><p><b>REGINA:</b> Pats have started to fade from the pennant race and settle into third but are still well above the .500 mark at 13-9-1&hellip;Two road losses in Flin Flon where other division teams had been winning, hurt Pats chances of staving in fight for first.</p><p><b>FLIN FLON:</b> Coach Pat Ginnell has been bemoaning the lack of toughness something he usually has plenty of&hellip;A deal bringing Barry Chernos and Jack Mcllhargey from Victoria resulted in two home wins but Bombers have lost 18 of their first 30 games.</p><p><b>WINNIPEG:</b> Jets haven&rsquo;t had much success on the road, losing all but one on a recent swing through B.C. and Alberta&hellip;Coach Nick Mickoski believes his team will jell after Christmas well enough to ensure a playoff spot&hellip;Jets returned home from road to post two straight wins to near to .500 mark&hellip;Jeff Hunt moved into club scoring lead with 13 goals and 12 assists in 21 games.</p><p><b>SWIFT CURRENT:</b> Stan Dunn&rsquo;s Broncos show signs, of improvement although they&rsquo;ve won only nine and tied one of 25 games.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0034-01102/2946770-1-eng-US/f0034-012.jpg" title="f0034-01" width="575" height="613"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>BARRY SMITH&hellip;Mourned By WCHL</b></figcaption></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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Medicine Hat Tigers New Rage Of WCHL; Rookie Goaler Sparks Tough Calgarians

<h2>WESTERN CANADA LEAGUE</h2><p><b>(Standings on Turs, Doc. 7)</b></p><h3>EASTERN DIVISION</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0034-0257/2946822-1-eng-US/f0034-022.jpg" title="f0034-02" width="577" height="182"></div><h3>WESTERN DIVISION</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0034-0341/2946815-1-eng-US/f0034-032.jpg" title="f0034-03" width="584" height="184"></div><h3>LEADING SCORERS</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0034-0427/2946808-1-eng-US/f0034-042.jpg" title="f0034-04" width="590" height="644"></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>O</span>shawa Generals just kept rolling along in first place as the Ontario Hockey Association Major Junior A season approached the midway point in its 63 games-a-team schedule.</p><p>Coach Gus Bodnar&rsquo;s remarkable Generals stretched their latest undefeated streak to six games, giving up only two of a possible 12 points with ties against Niagara Falls Flyers (44) and St. Catharines Black Hawks (6-6).</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0035-0190/2946860-1-eng-US/f0035-012.jpg" title="f0035-01" width="269" height="436"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Steve Shull</b></figcaption></div><p>Indicative of their depth was a 6-3 win over Hamilton Red Wings in which six players shared the scoring. Jack Lynch, Nelson Pyett, Bob Ferguson, Walt Johnson. Steve West and Mike Amodio all had single goals.</p><p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s been like this all season,&rdquo; said Bodnar. &ldquo;When one line or one player isn&rsquo;t producing someone else comes off the bench and scores a goal or two. We&rsquo;ve got a lot of spirit on the club and the only possible problem is keeping the morale high over such a long schedule&rdquo;.</p><p>So far Bodnar hasn&rsquo;t had any trouble on this score.</p><p>Toronto Marlboros loomed as the latest threat to the Generals&rsquo; first place grip defeating Kitchener 5-1 and Peterborough 6-5 after dropping a 4-3 decision on home ice to London.</p><p>However there was little space between the Marlies in second place and Peterborough in sixth and the battle for the top four positions should go right down to the wire.</p><p><b>TORONTO:</b> Billy Harris scored his 20th goal of the season in 6-5 win over Peterborough while Steve Shutt, who had 70 goals last season, added a pair&hellip;Shutt was second only to Richard Martin of Montreal Canadiens last season in actual goals scored&hellip;Martin had 71.</p><p><b>OTTAWA:</b> The 67s broke a tie for third place with Kitchener beating the Rangers 6-3 before more than 8,000 fans in Ottawa&hellip;Peter Gaw put the key game out of reach of Kitchener with two third period goals and Paul Sheard added another pair&hellip;The 67s are drawing record crowds in their fifth season in the league.</p><p><b>KITCHENER:</b> After a determined run for the top, the Rangers suddenly ran into trouble losing their second game at home 51 to the Marlboros 48 hours beiore their defeat in Ottawa&hellip;However coach Ron Murphy has a strong team which is certain to be around giving everyone more than enough to handle in the playoffs&hellip;Al Blanchard continues to perform like a veteran rather than a first-year player.</p><p><b>NIAGARA FALLS:</b> The Flyers, like Oshawa making a strong comeback after a few poor seasons, were trounced 7-3 on home ice by the Marlboros but recovered to edge Montreal Canadiens 4-3 in the Falls, then tied the Junior Habs 3-3 in the Forum&hellip;Don Lever has been the undisputed Flyer leader and should be one of the top NHL draft choices next June in Montreal.</p><p><b>PETERBOROUGH:</b> The Petes, despite having no spectacular players, are staying in the hunt for one of the first division positions after losing to Toronto and winning over Ottawa by identical 6-5 scores&hellip;Doug Gibson has played particularly effective hockey for the Petes in recent games and if their defense and goaltending tightens up they could provide a few surprises in the last half of the schedule.</p><p><b>LONDON:</b> The Knights are still in virtual isolation in seventh place, a fair distance back of sixth and well ahead of St. Catharines Black Hawks who are eighth&hellip;London padded its margin over the Hawks with a 63 win at home then gave up a 4-1 lead in St. Catharines but settled for a 4-4 tie&hellip;Reg Thomas still out with a consussion suffered in Toronto&hellip;Former St. Catharines Black Hawk goaltender Peter Crosbie was acquired on waivers and will hold the same position behind regular Mike McIntyre.</p><p><b>ST. CATHARINES:</b> The Black Hawks played to their fourth tie in five games&mdash;4-4 with London Knights&mdash;and still hold the final playoff position&hellip;However their margin is gradually being reduced by Hamilton and Montreal&hellip;The Hawks welcomed the return of captain Bob MacMillan out for 13 games with hepatitis&hellip;MacMillan scored in first game back against London.</p><p><b>HAMILTON:</b> The Red Wings finally won their first home game 5-3 over London which should help their poor attendance at the Forum&hellip;However, they promptly lost their next start 6-3 in Oshawa&hellip;Despite their record of only four wins and two ties in 24 games coach Harry Neale still has high hopes of overtaking St. Catharines for the last playoff spot.</p><p><b>MONTREAL:</b> Games in hand are what coach Roger Bedard hopes will be the Junior Canadiens&rsquo; salvation&hellip;Montreal has played six fewer games than St. Catharines, five fewer than Hamilton but are just two points behind the Red Wings&hellip;Their 3-3 tie with Niagara Falls enhanced their hopes of catching up&hellip;The Canadiens have not missed the playoffs in 11 seasons.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0035-0266/2946853-1-eng-US/f0035-022.jpg" title="f0035-02" width="569" height="575"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>AL BLANCHARD&hellip;Rookie Impresses</b></figcaption></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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Marlboros Newest Threat To Oshawa’s Domination

<h2>ONTARIO MAJOR JUNIOR</h2><p><b>(Standings on Tues, Dec. 14)</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0035-0343/2946940-1-eng-US/f0035-032.jpg" title="f0035-03" width="584" height="275"></div><h3>GAMES COMPLETED</h3><p><b>Tues, Dec. 7</b></p><p>Toronto 11 at London 6</p><p>Oshawa 5 at Hamilton 5</p><p><b>Thurs, Doc. 9</b></p><p>St. Chathorines 0 at Peterborough 3</p><p><b>Fri, Dec. 10</b></p><p>London 2 at Niagara Falls 4</p><p>Montreal 2 at Kitchener 5</p><p>Toronto 2 ot Ottawa 2</p><p><b>Sat, Dec. 11</b></p><p>Montreal 5 at Oshawa 6</p><p><b>Sun, Dec. 12</b></p><p>Peterborough 5 at St. Catharines 7</p><p>Niagara Falls 5 at Toronto 6</p><p>Kitchener 2 at Montreal 7</p><p>Oshawa 3 at Ottawa 2</p><h3>LEADING SCORERS</h3><p><b>(Including games of Sun, Dec. 5)</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0035-0437/2946933-1-eng-US/f0035-042.jpg" title="f0035-04" width="573" height="273"></div><h2>QUEBEC JUNIOR LEAGUE</h2><p><b>(Standings on Mon, Dec. 13)</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0035-0532/2946926-1-eng-US/f0035-052.jpg" title="f0035-05" width="574" height="280"></div><h3>LEADING SCORERS</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0035-0622/2946919-1-eng-US/f0035-062.jpg" title="f0035-06" width="582" height="309"></div><h2>ONTARIO SENIOR LEAGUE</h2><p><b>(Standings on Sat, Dec. 10)</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0035-0722/2946912-1-eng-US/f0035-072.jpg" title="f0035-07" width="581" height="233"></div><h3>LEADING SCORERS</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0035-0818/2946905-1-eng-US/f0035-082.jpg" title="f0035-08" width="587" height="559"></div><h2>CANADIAN CENTRAL LEAGUE</h2><p><b>(Standings on Thurs, Dec. 9)</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0035-0919/2946898-1-eng-US/f0035-092.jpg" title="f0035-09" width="572" height="151"></div><h2>MID-WEST AMATEUR LEAGUE</h2><p><b>(Standings on Thurs, Nov. 30)</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0035-1014/2946891-1-eng-US/f0035-102.jpg" title="f0035-10" width="582" height="183"></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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<div class="byline">BY JOHN ARNOLD</div><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0035-1113/2946971-1-eng-US/f0035-112.jpg" title="f0035-11" width="841" height="1104"></div><h2>SOLUTION IN DECEMBER 31 ISSUE</h2><h3>ACROSS</h3><p>1&mdash;Pictured Player.</p><p>7&mdash;Nickname of a CHL team.</p><p>9&mdash;This referee wears No. 17.</p><p>11&mdash;Initials of former NHL forward Sloan.</p><p>12&mdash;A U.S. State.</p><p>13&mdash;Number of NHL goals scored by Harper last season.</p><p>15&mdash;Neither.</p><p>16&mdash;21st and 10th letters of the alphabet.</p><p>18&mdash;The. (fr.)</p><p>19&mdash;One of the Rangers answers to this.</p><p>20&mdash;Number worn by Delvecchio.</p><p>21&mdash;Initials of an NHL left winger.</p><p>22&mdash;Boxing term.</p><p>24&mdash;The Rocket used to wear this number.</p><p>26&mdash;A former NHL rookie award winner.</p><p>28&mdash;Initials of Stratton of Seattle.</p><p>29&mdash;Either.</p><p>31&mdash;Each, (abbr.)</p><p>32&mdash;Cash on Delivery, (abbr.)</p><p>33&mdash;Wears No. 7 for Detroit</p><h3>DOWN</h3><p>1&mdash;Former East Division player.</p><p>2&mdash;An NHL veteran.</p><p>3&mdash;Former Chicago forward.</p><p>4&mdash;Medicine.</p><p>5&mdash;Type of tree.</p><p>6&mdash;One of the Rangers answers to this.</p><p>8&mdash;An injury to one will not keep a player out of the lineup.</p><p>10&mdash;Baseball position. (abbr.)</p><p>14&mdash;One of the Philadelphia Flyers.</p><p>16&mdash;Former NHL forward.</p><p>17&mdash;An NHL coach.</p><p>23&mdash;One of the San Diego Gulls.</p><p>25&mdash;First name of one of the Kings.</p><p>27&mdash;Finished 2nd in the East last season.</p><p>30&mdash;Initials of one of the Leafs.</p><h2>LAST WEEK&rsquo;S ANSWERS</h2><h3>ACROSS</h3><p>1&mdash;MURPHY.</p><p>5&mdash;LW.</p><p>7&mdash;OHA.</p><p>8&mdash;MOE.</p><p>9&mdash;BILLOWS.</p><p>11&mdash;ELLIS.</p><p>12&mdash;ERR.</p><p>13&mdash;ERA.</p><p>15&mdash;GS.</p><p>16&mdash;NIL.</p><p>17&mdash;AE.</p><p>18&mdash;ROBINSON.</p><p>23&mdash;OH.</p><p>24&mdash;OR.</p><p>26&mdash;IRVINE.</p><p>29&mdash;EA.</p><p>30&mdash;ED.</p><p>31&mdash;TE.</p><p>32&mdash;SLY.</p><h3>DOWN</h3><p>1&mdash;MICKEY.</p><p>2&mdash;ROBERTS.</p><p>3&mdash;PHIL.</p><p>4&mdash;HALL.</p><p>5&mdash;LOW.</p><p>6&mdash;WESTFALL.</p><p>8&mdash;MOSIENKO</p><p>10&mdash;11.</p><p>14&mdash;RI.</p><p>15&mdash;GEO.</p><p>17&mdash;ARNIE.</p><p>19&mdash;BEV.</p><p>20&mdash;NONE.</p><p>21&mdash;SHE.</p><p>22&mdash;NOEL.</p><p>25&mdash;RAY</p><p>27&mdash;HD.</p><p>28&mdash;IT.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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