The Hockey News has been providing the most comprehensive coverage of the world of hockey since 1947. In each issue, you'll find news, features and opinions about the NHL and leagues across North America and the world.

October 27, 1972

The Hockey News October 27, 1972

<h2>In The East</h2>It takes more than four games to win the Vezina Trophy but goaler Ken Dryden of the Montreal Canadiens certainly has a head start on the rest of the National Hockey League netminders.Dryden posted his second shutout in four games last week as he blanked the Atlanta Flames 3-0. It followed a similar 3-0 game-opening whitewashing of the Minnesota North Stars.In four games, Dryden has allowed a meagre three goals for a fantastic 0.75 goals-against average. The Canadiens are off and flying in their 1972-73 schedule without a loss and much of the credit belongs to Dryden, who has turned in four superb goaling performances to help put the Montrealers right up with the East Division leaders.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0016-02545/3233138-1-eng-US/f0016-022.jpg" title="f0016-02" width="308" height="343"><figcaption class="caption-body">KEN DRYDEN&hellip;Montreal Canadiens</figcaption></div><h2>In The West</h2>The West Division of the NHL had its share of big scoring exploits this past week but the top honor belonged to a some-what-obscure marksman by the name of Al McDonough.Admittedly, McDonough isn&rsquo;t in the NHL&rsquo;s top five snipers but his three-goal blast to spark the Pittsburgh Penguins over the St. Louis Blues 5-2 represented the first hat trick of the new campaign.McDonough&rsquo;s three-goal flurry overshadowed some of the West&rsquo;s big scorers like Bob Berry of Los Angeles, Chicago&rsquo;s Stan Mikita and Ivan Boldirev of California to mention of few.McDonough collected only 10 goals all last year but he appears to be off to a big start this year towards bettering than mark.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0016-03437/3233131-1-eng-US/f0016-032.jpg" title="f0016-03" width="276" height="338"><figcaption class="caption-body">Al McDONOUGH&hellip;Pittsburgh Penguins</figcaption></div> &#9632;

f0016-02

IN THIS ISSUE

Player’s of the week

<h2>Wed. Oct. 11</h2><h3>ALBERTA 7 at OTTAWA 4</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0023-04103/3233821-1-eng-US/f0023-042.jpg" title="f0023-04" width="314" height="433"></div><h3>QUEBEC 0 at CLEVELAND 2</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0023-0583/3233814-1-eng-US/f0023-052.jpg" title="f0023-05" width="313" height="241"></div><h2>Thur. Oct. 12</h2><h3>WINNIPEG 6 at NEW YORK 4</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0023-0671/3233807-1-eng-US/f0023-062.jpg" title="f0023-06" width="316" height="451"></div><h3>CHICAGO 2 at HOUSTON 3</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0023-0765/3233800-1-eng-US/f0023-072.jpg" title="f0023-07" width="314" height="316"></div><h3>PHILADELPHIA 3 at NEW ENGLAND 4</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0023-0854/3233793-1-eng-US/f0023-082.jpg" title="f0023-08" width="314" height="354"></div><h2>Fri. Oct. 13</h2><h3>ALBERTA Oat QUEBEC 6</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0023-0945/3233786-1-eng-US/f0023-092.jpg" title="f0023-09" width="315" height="320"></div><h3>HOUSTON 3 at LOS ANGELES 2</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0023-1036/3233779-1-eng-US/f0023-102.jpg" title="f0023-10" width="313" height="352"></div><h3>WINNIPEG 4 at MINNESOTA 3</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0023-1128/3233772-1-eng-US/f0023-112.jpg" title="f0023-11" width="319" height="331"></div><h2>Sat. Oct. 14</h2><h3>ALBERTA 2 at CLEVELAND 3</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0023-1224/3233765-1-eng-US/f0023-122.jpg" title="f0023-12" width="316" height="319"></div><h3>OTTAWA 6 at NEW YORK 8</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0023-1319/3233758-1-eng-US/f0023-132.jpg" title="f0023-13" width="313" height="526"></div><h2>Sun. Oct. 15</h2><h3>PHILADELPHIA 0 at NEW YORK 5</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0023-1418/3233751-1-eng-US/f0023-142.jpg" title="f0023-14" width="315" height="315"></div><h3>ALBERTA 5 at WINNIPEG 2</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0023-1517/3233744-1-eng-US/f0023-152.jpg" title="f0023-15" width="314" height="367"></div><h3>CLEVELAND 7 at OTTAWA 5</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0023-1615/3233737-1-eng-US/f0023-162.jpg" title="f0023-16" width="340" height="479"></div><h3>LOS ANGELES 5 at HOUSTON 1</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0023-1711/3233730-1-eng-US/f0023-172.jpg" title="f0023-17" width="314" height="313"></div><h3>CHICAGO 2 at MINNESOTA 3</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0023-1810/3233723-1-eng-US/f0023-182.jpg" title="f0023-18" width="311" height="271"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0023-197/3233716-1-eng-US/f0023-192.jpg" title="f0023-19" width="313" height="567"><figcaption class="caption-body">CHRIS BORDELEAU&hellip;Four Goal Game</figcaption></div> &#9632;

f0023-04

World Hockey Association Summaries

<div class="byline">BY DWAYNE NETLAND</div><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-02775/3232695-1-eng-US/f0011-022.jpg" title="f0011-02" width="310" height="942"><figcaption class="caption-body">DOUG MOHNS &hellip;We Can Do It</figcaption></div>TWIN CITIES&mdash;Can the North Stars realistically think in terms of challenging Chicago for first place in the West Division? Or will those hopes turn to ashes, as they did a year ago, and also for St. Louis in the season previous.Doug Mohns, the 19-year veteran of the National Hockey League who spent seven of those seasons in a Chicago uniform, is firmly convinced that Minnesota can overtake the Black Hawks this season.Mohns is familiar with most of the Chicago personnel, and he has become an integral part of the North Stars since coming to Minnesota in February of 1971 in the trade for Danny O&rsquo;Shea.&ldquo;We would have to put everything all together and have a season relatively free of injuries,&rdquo; Mohns began. &ldquo;We&rsquo;d have to get the same great goaltending we did last season. And the Black Hawks would have to loosen up and drop a lot more games than they have been doing lately.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-01853/3232702-1-eng-US/f0011-012.jpg" title="f0011-01" width="152" height="233"><figcaption class="caption-body">Jerry Byers</figcaption></div>&ldquo;But it&rsquo;s very definitely possible. The Hawks have to miss Bobby Hull. He was the guy they all looked to when the going got tough. People have been speculating for years how much he means to the Hawks, and now we&rsquo;re going to find out.&ldquo;The Hawks are going to be short a lot of goal-scoring. I&rsquo;m sure guys like Pit Martin, Jim Pappin, Dennis Hull, Stan Mikita and Chico Maki can take up some of the slack, but they won&rsquo;t be able to plug all the holes.&ldquo;Maki has always had Bobby on his line to put the puck in the net. It will be interesting to see how he does without him around.&rdquo;The one thing the North Stars will have to do, of course, is beat the Black Hawks head-to-head. Last season they lost their first five meetings. By the time the Stars could handle the Hawks for the first time, 2-1 on March 5, it was too late to be thinking of first place.&ldquo;They really steamrolled over us last year,&rdquo; Mohns said. &ldquo;They&rsquo;d get a couple of quick goals and then we&rsquo;d try to play catchup hockey. That&rsquo;s tough to do against the kind of goaltending the Hawks have. But I&rsquo;m sure we can do better this year.&rdquo;Mohns, used primarily as a left wing on the Scooter Line with Chicago, has been a valuable defenseman for the North Stars. He is the best puck carrying defenseman the Stars have ever had, still in remarkable condition at the age of 38 after a summer of running his own hockey school in Massachusetts.&ldquo;I can&rsquo;t ever remember feeling this good at the opening of the season,&rdquo; Mohns said. &ldquo;I can hardly wait to get into the schedule. We&rsquo;ve got a good, solid club, with an ideal combination of experienced players and youth. I look for guys like Dennis Hextall, Tom Reid, Buster Harvey and Barry Gibbs to really blossom this season.&rdquo;The North Stars, however, will have a lot of ground to make up if they hope to catch the Black Hawks. Last season the Black Hawks recorded 107 points and Minnesota 86.NORTH STAR NOTES: The North Stars had their best exhibition record ever, 6-1-3&hellip;Cesare Maniago had a 1.09 goals against average in the exhibitions. Gilles Gilbert was 1.21 and Gump Worsley 1.67&hellip;Rumors persist that Gilbert is headed for Toronto in a deal. Chances are he won&rsquo;t get much ice time with the North Stars&hellip;Dean Prentice, who came out of a brief retirement for a fine training camp, recently turned 40&hellip;Rookie winger Jerry Byers was still with Minnesota as the regular NHL season opened. &#9632;

f0011-02

Stars Can Beat Out Hawks

<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0004-05482/3232423-1-eng-US/f0004-052.jpg" title="f0004-05" width="649" height="298"></div><h2>Canada Does It But What Did They Do?</h2>Canada does it? Does what? Barely got by the Russian National team. A few weeks ago we read in THE HOCKE&rsquo; NEWS that &ldquo;anything less than eight straight will be a loss.&rdquo; Any team that goes 4-3-1 in straight game series does not &ldquo;vanquish&rdquo; his opponent but rather it shows an evenly-matched series where one team was lucky. I guess the most impressive and stirring moment of the series was Canada&rsquo;s win in the final seconds of Game Eight. After all. who can forget the professionalism of Team Canada standing on the bench giving the Italian salute to the Moscovites. Just imagine the scorn and indignation that would have befallen the Russian team if Petrov. Mikhailov or any other Russian pulled the same stunt in Montreal after beating Canada 73. Canada should be justly proud of her &lsquo;finest&rsquo;.PAUL SCANNELL,Rotterdam, N.Y.<h2>NHL Deserves More Network TV Exposure</h2>As an avid hockey fan I believe it is high time the NHL put up a gripe about air time on national television. I realize pro football is only played on Sunday, but certainly one of the three major networks could run a hockey game each weekend. In my home town of Indianapolis, we have no hockey team. Therefore, TV is our only chance to see this exciting game. The NBC network begins coverage in January and runs 12 games, plus three or four playoff games. That is a far cry from football and basketball, which both get air time for their entire seasons. Is there anything we hockey viewers can do about this?BILL BENNETT,Indianapolis, Ind.Editor&rsquo;s note: One solution would be to flood NBC in NewYork with requests for more TV hockey.)<h2>Nykoluk Not First NHL Assistant Coach</h2>In THE HOCKEY NEWS of Oct. 6 your Philadelphia correspondent reported that Mike Nykoluk is the first assistant coach in the NHL. To the best of my knowledge. Al MacNeil was appointed assistant coach of Montreal Canadiens in September of 1970. He served in that capacity until Claude Ruel resigned in December, and later succeeded his boss to guide Canadiens to the Stanley Cup in 1971.ANDREW COHENMontreal, Que.<h2>Sittler, Spencer Both Under-rated</h2>I think two of the most underrated players in the NHL are Darryl Sittler of Toronto Maple Leafs, and Brian Spencer, now of New York Islanders. Both are rugged forwards who can really move the puck up the ice. They are dedicated to hockey and give the game all they have. They have proven themselves time and again and have great careers ahead of them.SUE BOSS,Greenwood, N.S.<h2>Francis Should Play Big Mouth Fans</h2>It&rsquo;s obvious New York Rangers can&rsquo;t win the Stanley Cup unless Emile Francis plays all his men. During a recent Ranger-Boston exhibition game I had what I thought would be the pleasure of sitting behind the Ranger bench. Then some of the people around me began yelling orders at Emile, and insulting the new players who were only fighting for a job. So I say play the know-it-alls for a sure Stanley Cup win. Better yet. bring back the air horns and get rid of the big mouths.JAMES GIAMBRONENew Rochelle, N.Y.<h2>Esposito Deserves Team Canada MVP</h2>Phil Esposito was overshadowed by Paul Henderson in the Canada-Russia series. True, we must give Henderson a great deal of credit for scoring three consecutive game-winning goals. However. Esposito was the leading scorer in the series and set up Henderson on all three of those goals. Esposito also got the team going in the third period of the last game, scoring the team&rsquo;s fourth goal. I have no doubts that he deserves the MVP award.KEITH MURRAYWalton, Ont.<h2>Outcome Different With Hull, Orr Playing</h2>I must disagree with Jim Johnston&rsquo;s letter in the Oct. 6 issue of THE HOCKEY NEWS. For years. Bobby Hull has been a prominent figure in professional hockey. Derek Sanderson is a great forechecker, and with his penalty-killing duties would surely have strengthened Team Canada. J.C. Tremblay would have shored up the defense considerable. Gerry Cheevers has always been a very good pressure goalie. And. with a healthy Bobby Orr. we could truly have said that these were the best Canada had to offer. Added to Team Canada&rsquo;s roster, these players probably would have made the experts&rsquo; predictions come true with an eight-game sweep.KEITH MURRAYWalton, Ont<h2>NHL Should Expand To Nova Scotia</h2>I think Canada deserves to have more expansion in the NHL because it supplies 99 per cent of the players. Nova Scotia Voyageurs are just one of the many Canadian teams that deserve to be in the NHL. I have never had a chance to see an NHL game in person because the nearest city (Montreal) is around 600 miles away.BRIAN MADORE,Minto, N.B.<h2>Three-Man System Best And Only Way</h2>The NHL&rsquo;s refereeing system is the best and only wav to referee a hockey game. This system puts one man in complete control of the game. The referee has his job and the linesmen have their&rsquo;s. The two-referee system, used in the Canada-Russia series, is deplorable, and Scotty Morrison. referee-in-chief of the NHL, agrees.I am a referee in the Greater New York City Ice Hockey League, and I know from doing games under both systems that the two-referee system presents too many conflicts. To David N. Parker, who wrote in THE HOCKEY NEWS recently that the NHL should try the two-man system, all I have to say is that he should try putting on a black-and-white jersey and try it himself. He will then know that the only possible system is the one refree-two linesman system.MARC MICHAEL,Brooklyn, N.Y. &#9632;

f0004-05

FAN FORUM

&mdash;Page 15BOBBY ORRRETURNS TO NHL ACTION&mdash;Page 3<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/cover-01565/3234854-1-eng-US/cover-012.jpg" title="Cover-01" width="421" height="570"></div>ELLIS HITS FOR 200th NHL GOAL&mdash;Page 2DRYDEN LOWERS BOOM ON SHOOTERS&mdash;Page 6FRISKY STAN MIKITA PLAYING LIKE KID AGAIN&mdash;Page 7<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/cover-02431/3234847-1-eng-US/cover-022.jpg" title="Cover-02" width="638" height="987"><figcaption class="caption-body">MARCEL DIONNE BREAKS OUT FOR RED WINGS (Hockey News Photo by Robert Shaver)</figcaption></div> &#9632;

Cover-01

DETROIT OFF TO SURPRISE START

<div class="byline">BY DAN PROUDFOOT</div>TORONTO&mdash;Paul Henderson took a week off and immediately the rumors started: he was holding out, he wanted to renegotiate his two-year contract with Toronto Maple Leafs, he wanted a bonus for his burst into headlines with Team Canada at Moscow.By the time the 29-year-old left wing completed his vacation, he was snarly as a 89-vear-old with an ache in his last surviving tooth.What irritated Henderson was the truckload of theories about his absence, which actually kept him out of only one league game. Leafs&rsquo; opener.&ldquo;Don&rsquo;t ask me about it,&rdquo; said Henderson, &ldquo;vou reporters have your own stories.&rdquo;Leaf fans, though, were confused. They&rsquo;re cheering for a team already diluted by World Hockey Association raids, and they couldn&rsquo;t understand why Leaf management never explained adequately why Henderson, a 38-goal scorer last season, was away.General manager. Jim Gregory intimated he didn&rsquo;t know what was transpiring. Coach John McLellan said he didn&rsquo;t know either, but he did know Leafs needed Henderson desperately.Dr. Charles Bull, of the Team Canada medical staff, knew all along.It was Dr. Bull who treated Henderson between periods of the final game at Moscow. Henderson had suffered a groin injury in the second period. He returned for the third, and shot the game and series winning goal.Henderson, advised by his lawyer. Alan Eagleson, consulted Dr. Bull again after Team Canada returned.&ldquo;Paul was in a very agitated condition,&rdquo; Dr. Bull explained. &ldquo;Like all of us who had been in Moscow, he was overtired and now things were complicated by his new status as a hero. He wasn&rsquo;t getting any sleep. He was under constant pressure, besieged from all sides.&ldquo;I thought it would be a good idea under the circumstances for Henderson to get away somewhere for a while.&rdquo;Arrangements were made with Harold Ballard. President of the Leafs. Henderson disappeared. And the rumors started.The origin of most stories, of course, could be traced back to Moscow, where Eagleson manoevered Ballard into saying Henderson deserved a bonus for his performances for his country. Ballard later said he hadn&rsquo;t been serious when he agreed with Eagleson that $25,000 would be an appropriate tribute from Maple Leaf Gardens to Henderson.Back in Toronto, however, Ballard soon found himself reading stories in which Eagleson said Ballard had offered to do something for Henderson. Ellis and Brian Glennie. Eagleson said he wanted to learn what, exactly, would be done.Henderson was satisfied with the $75.000-a year contract he signed in the summer. And his new prestige would bring him another $50,000 in the upcoming year of endorsements and appearances. according to Eagleson.But. The Eagle persisted, what contribution did Ballard have in mind?The Eagle suggested five-year contracts for both Henderson and Ellis, replacing the existing two-year, no-trade pacts.What would come of all the fuss, however, remained a mystery. As large a mystery, in fact., as what Leafs intended to do about their gap in goal, where 43-year-old Jacques Plante threatens to age rapidly unless Gregory finds him an experienced partner. &#9632;

Henderson Debunks ‘Holdout’ Stories, Merely Took Game Off To Ease Nerves

<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0002-01794/3232285-1-eng-US/f0002-012.jpg" title="f0002-01" width="633" height="570"><figcaption class="caption-body">Leafs&rsquo; Ron Ellis reached milestone in career. (Hockey News Photo by Robert Shaver)</figcaption></div><h2>ELLIS SCORES 200TH GOAL</h2>TORONTO&mdash;Right winger Ron Ellis of the Toronto Maple Leafs joined the National Hockey League&rsquo;s select 200-goal club when he scored Oct. 14 as the Leafs defeated Los Angeles Kings 6-4.Ellis, playing in his ninth NHL campaign, became the 19th Maple Leaf to reach the 200-goal plateau. The fast-skating Torinto winger was also a member of Team Canada and played an oustanding defensive game against the Russians.<h2>BLAKE HABS&rsquo;ADVISOR</h2>MONTREAL&mdash;Hockey&rsquo;s most winningest Stanley Cup coach has decided he&rsquo;s had enough of the active part of the game and wants to retire peacefully behind the scene.That&rsquo;s the word from Hector (Toe) Blake, the man who won eight Stanley Cups in 14 years at the helm of the Montreal Canadiens.Blake informed the Canadiens that he would like to remain with the Habs &ldquo;in an advisory capacity. The club has granted his request<h2>NHL STARS RESTRAINEO</h2>LOS ANGELES&mdash;The number of players being restrained from playing in the rival World Hockey Association was increased by three more. Former members of the Los Angeles Kings&mdash;Doug Barrie, Jim Johnson and Bob Woytowich&mdash;will not skate with their new WHA clubs until the Oct. 24 decision in the Bobby Hull case.Hull is being restrained by the Black Hawks from performing outside of Chicago and his case is expected to be the showdown in the WHA-NHL player war.<h2>JUNIOR ACE GIVEN OK</h2>MONTREAL&mdash;One of amateur hockey&rsquo;s most sought after junior stars has been given the green light to perform with the Ottawa 67s of the Ontario Major Hockey League.All Star defenseman Ian Turnbull has been cleared by the CAHA to play with Ottawa after efforts were made by the new Montreal Red, White and Blues of the Quebec Major Hockey League to restrain Turnbull from going to an OHA club. &#9632;

f0002-01

Deadline Stoppers

<div class="byline">BY JACK McCARTHY</div>BOSTON&mdash;The Boston Bruins&rsquo; super star Bobby Orr was back in big league action for the first time this season as the Bruins skated against the New York Rangers and the Pittsburgh Penguins in a pair of road encounters.Orr, who has been sidelined this season with a knee problem after a summer operation, has not skated in a regular season game since last spring&rsquo;s playoffs. The Bruins have been waiting anxiously for the Super Bruin to come back, particularly after dropping their first two NHL starts this season.But the Bruins are back on the winning track again and they&rsquo;ve got Orr coming into the fold at the same time.The Bruins opened their regular season with Orr a question mark, Phil Esposito nursing a sore back, and Eddie Johnston recovering from a dysentery that felled him after Team Canada&rsquo;s return from Russia.Coach Tom Johnson had also finally decided on who would be the backup goaltender to Johnston, with Gerry Cheevers gone to the WHA. The No. 2 man named was Ross Brooks, who performed last season for the Boston Braves of the AHL.With Brooks assigned to the big club, John Adams, for a long time the top contender during training camp, went to the Braves where he will be handy. With him went Don Wallis, a new-comer.Curt Ridley, who played at Oklahoma City last season, was sent to Dayton, and another training camp surprise, Gaye Cooley, who performed at Charlotte, N.C. last season, was sent to Rochester.Brooks has just turned 33, took 10 years to make it to the big club, although he has been Bruins property since his Junior B. days at Lakeshore Ont.He had played at Providence for six years until he became a free agent in the middle of 1970-71. He wrote a letter to the Bruins, and Milt Schmidt signed him and sent him to Oklahoma City, where there was a goaltending emergency.Off his play there, he was invited to training camp a year ago and impressed &ldquo;Bep&rdquo; Guidolin, Braves&rsquo; coach, and so was assigned to the AHL club, playing with Danny Bouchard Brooks played 30 games and had a 2.38 goals against average. He and Bouchard, now with Atlanta of the NHL, shared the Hap Holmes Memorial Trophy.He is 5&rsquo;8&rdquo; weighs 177 pounds and makes his home in Lincoln R.I. He is a native of Toronto.Meanwhile Harry Sinden is back with the Bruins, returning on the eve of the 1972-73 season to take over, what, to all intents and purposes, is the general manager&rsquo;s job.Sinden, who left the club after coaching it to the Stanley Cup in 1970, in a hassle over money, has been given a five-year contract to function in a new position, &ldquo;Managing Director&rdquo;.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0003-01800/3232316-1-eng-US/f0003-012.jpg" title="f0003-01" width="650" height="1037"></div> &#9632;

f0003-01

Bobby Orr Returns To Big League Play

<div class="byline">Ken McKenzie&#x2019;s</div><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0004-01856/3232368-1-eng-US/f0004-012.jpg" title="f0004-01" width="178" height="204"></div>&bull; SENATOR JOE SULLIVAN of Ontario, an outstanding goalie during his college days, had this to say about Soviet hockey players and their widely praised sportsmanship: &ldquo;Why in the name of God don&rsquo;t you sports people stress the despicable rotten action of the Soviet players on the ice in deliberately kicking people with their skates? A true athlete never does this sort of thing.&rdquo;&hellip;The 1973 Memorial Cup champions will play in Czechoslovakia next May&hellip;Ken Dryden is preparing a Team Canada diary in addition to the one Harry Sinden is writing&hellip;Red Kelly, coach of the Pittsburgh Penguins, has been involved in the Stanley Cup playoffs 24 times as a player and coach&hellip;Denver Spurs are serious about obtaining a National Hockey League franchise the next time the league awards new franchises&hellip;Dan Bouchard has played extremely well in goal for the Atlanta Flames in the few games played so far this season. He received the biggest ovation of the night when picked as the third star in the Flames recent game in Montreal&hellip;Ken Dryden has only let in one goal on Montreal ice this season. It looks like the rangy netminder is in for a terrific season&hellip;. Atlanta has a beautiful new clock in their spanking new stadium, said to be the finest of its kind&hellip;The conditioning program used by the Montreal Canadiens at their training camp proved so popular that Coach Scotty Bowman plans to make it a regular item with the club during the regular season.<div class="container"><div class="figure-block image-float"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0004-02809/3232361-1-eng-US/f0004-022.jpg" title="f0004-02" width="148" height="234"><figcaption class="caption-body" style="width: 148px">Dan Bouchard</figcaption></div>&bull; VANCOUVER CANUCKS are overjoyed with the play of 23-year-old John Wright, a rookie right winger from the University of Toronto. who looks like one of the brightest newcomers to hit the NHL for awhile. He turned down several offers from the New N&rsquo;ork Raiders of the WHA because he wanted to play in the NHL and for a Canadian team&hellip;Despite the fact super star Bobby Hull has left them, hockey interest at the Chicago Stadium is still as keen as ever and the Hawks have played to capacity houses every time they&rsquo;ve skated out before their faithful fans&hellip;Phil Russell, a defenseman and Brian Ogilvie, a center, who both played with Edmonton Oil Kings Juniors last season, have been great surprises at the Chicago Black Hawks camp this season. Both youngsters seem determined to stay with the big team&hellip;Jim Picard, a Northern Wisconsin boy. is the new publicity director of the Virginia Wings&hellip;Los Angeles coach Bob Pulford has issued all of his players playbooks which are discussed each evening at a team meeting. The books are the first of their kind in the NHL. Pulford has also had his charges using some &ldquo;Russian type&rdquo; training tactics&hellip;Research by CTV and CBC calculate that 70 percent of the adult population in Canada witnessed the four Canada-Russia games played in Canada early in September and it&rsquo;s figured the series drew far and away the largest audience of any series in the history of Canadian television. Although not official it&rsquo;s confidently figured that the audience went over 11 million persons for the final game from Russia. The previous record was 10.4 for the seventh game of the Montreal-Chicago Stanley Cup final on May 18, 1971&hellip;Have you heard the story about Babe Pratt pointing to a rather timid player in a Vancouver Canuck uniform in a game against Phoenix in the WHL back in 1967-68 and asking: &ldquo;How&rsquo;d you like to have a heart transplant?&rdquo; and get this. This was called the Quote of the Year by Joe Garagiola on NBC&rsquo;s Today Show. The story first appeared in Doug McConnell&rsquo;s book &ldquo;There&rsquo;s More to Hockey&rdquo; $1.75 (including mailing) from Panoramic Press, P.O. Box 13473, Phoenix, Arizona 85002.</div><div style="clear: both;"></div><div class="container"><div class="figure-block image-float"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0004-03705/3232354-1-eng-US/f0004-032.jpg" title="f0004-03" width="149" height="240"><figcaption class="caption-body" style="width: 149px">Bob Pulford</figcaption></div>&bull; WHA OFFICIALS VOTED to forget the plan to have shootouts decide a game tied after a 10-minute overtime period. Officials had planned to have a member of each team take a penalty shot until one team scored and the other didn&rsquo;t. In an exhibition game at Duluth between the Minnesota Fighting Saints and Houston the teams had 18 shootout rounds before Houston finally scored an unanswered goal&hellip;The players and coaches hated this proposed rule as they figured it put too much pressure on the goalies&hellip;The two Russian coaches, Vsevold Bobrov and Boris Kulagin, claimed Ron Ellis deliberatly hit goalie Vladislav Tretiak in the throat with a shot. Show us a player who is that accurate. The coaches also worked out figures to show that the Russians actually beat Team Canada in everything hut the score&hellip;Atlanta drew 14.568 fans and tied Buffalo. 1-1. in the first NHL game played in the South. Bill Putnam, popular president of the Atlanta Flames, is convinced that Atlanta will prove one of the soundest franchises in all of hockey&hellip;Pittsburgh Penguins, who opened the season with three wins, are off their best start in history&hellip;Bob&rsquo; Pulford figures his LA Kings get 20 percent less practice time than most clubs and this has to have an adverse effect on his charges.. More and more hockey rinks throughout the United States and Canada using Polar Ice Paint for color sharpness&hellip;Ed Van Impe. veteran Philadelphia defenseman, is not expected back in the lineup for sometime as a result of a broken cheek bone suffered in an exhibition game. There&rsquo;s a chance Van lmpe could return sooner if a special face mask can be devised to protect the injured area&hellip;Terry Shaw and Mike Emrick are again handling the Bowling Green State University hockey broadcasts&hellip;Harry Brown of Minneapolis advises that the Mid-Continent Jr. Hockey League is now composed of the Minneapolis Bruins. Minnesota Stars, West Fort Hurricanes and Thunder Bay Vulcans. Clare Petrie of Thunder Bay is the Commissioner and next season the league hopes to add a team from Fargo, N.D&hellip;</div><div style="clear: both;"></div><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0004-04605/3232347-1-eng-US/f0004-042.jpg" title="f0004-04" width="152" height="223"><figcaption class="caption-body">Ed Van Impe</figcaption></div> &#9632;

f0004-01

PASSING THS PUCK

Founded October 1st, 1947VOL 26NO. 4OCTOBER 27, 1972Published weekly except monthly June through September by Ken-Will Publishing Co. Ltd. 1434 St. Catherine Street West, Montreal 107, Canada. U.S. Office: 16 Maple Street, Rouses Point, N.Y. 12979Charlie HalpinEditorial DirectorKenneth William McKenziePresident and PublisherLyndon LittleAssistant To EditorUnited States Advertising Representatives: Boston: Stephen Ganak, Mediarep Center Inc., 1425 Statler Office Bldg., Boston, Mass. 02116, telephone (617) 482-5233; New York: Raymond Ogren, Sports Communications Inc., 770 Lexington Ave., New York, N.Y. 10021, telephone (212) HA 1-7800.Yearly SUBSCRIPTION Rates: $7.00 in Canada $8.00 in the U.S.A, and $10.00 in Foreign Countries.Postpage paid at Rouses Point, N.Y. 12979. Send address changes to 1434 St. Catherine Street West, Suite 212, Montreal. 107, P.Q. Second class mail&mdash;Registration No. 1327Printed in Canada &#9632;

The Hockey News OFFICIAL NATIONAL HOCKEY WEEKLY

<div class="byline">BY DAN DONOVAN</div>PITTSBURGH&mdash;Soon after Lowell MacDonald was put on the top Penguin line with Syl Apps and Jean Pronovost, he was asked if he liked the honor.&ldquo;It doesn&rsquo;t matter,&rdquo; MacDonald said, &ldquo;it won&rsquo;t last long. I&rsquo;m sure of that.&rdquo;MacDonald had reason to be doubtful. He had four knee operations in two seasons and he wasn&rsquo;t sure he would be walking next week, let alone playing hockey. His knees are a worse risk than Joe Namath&rsquo;s and he was a right handed shot working his first practices as a left wing.Maybe he would stay at left wing, he thought, but certainly not with the top line of Apps and Pronovost.But MacDonald didn&rsquo;t count on the unusual mind of Coach Red Kelly. When the regular season opened, MacDonald was still on that line.&ldquo;When I first put MacDonald on the line with Apps and Pronovost, I didn&rsquo;t think they had met MacDonald yet,&rdquo; Kelly kidded, inferring they played a two-man line. &ldquo;But after a while, they found out who he was.&rdquo;MacDonald made himself known, becoming the high-scoring member of the threesome by getting five goals to tie with Al McDonough for the team&rsquo;s exhibition series lead. He turned what was supposed to be his roughest pre-season into one of his happiest.Kelly had heaped hardship upon difficulty when he switched the 31-vear-old MacDonald to left wing.&ldquo;When you&rsquo;ve skated down one side of the ice for 10 years,&rdquo; MacDonald said, &ldquo;you kind of get used to it.&rdquo;MacDonald&rsquo;s knee was as uncertain as ice fishing in November, but soon it wasn&rsquo;t his only concern. He had to learn to send and receive passes with his backhand rather than forehand.&ldquo;Left wing is where I need help,&rdquo; Kelly said. &ldquo;So I tried him there.&rdquo;World Hockey Association raids took two Penguin left wings and the listless pre-season showing of Steve Cardwell made the left side a disaster area.But not as bad as MacDonald&rsquo;s knee had been. After an exhibition check two seasons ago, life was a series of ups and downs for MacDonald&mdash;up off the operating table and back down.&ldquo;I would slowly build my knee back up, start skating and it would go back out on me,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;Then I would have another operation.&rdquo;The cycle started again with an operation last February but it hasn&rsquo;t ended vet.&ldquo;I had to get myself in extremely good condition,&rdquo; MacDonald said. &ldquo;I did a lot of bike riding. And the doctor told me to go swimming every time I saw water. My summer home is on the ocean, so I did a lot of swimming.&rdquo;But waves aren&rsquo;t as powerful as a defenseman&rsquo;s check. MacDonald still leads a precarious life and it is probably no coincidence that his Nova Scotia house is built over coal mines. &#9632;

MacDonald Still ‘Skeptical’ He’s Made It Back To Pens

PITTSBURGH&mdash;One Penguin line is called the Shack, Schock, Schink shift. Eddie Shack, Ron Schock and Ken Schinkel make a slapshot that scores an alliterative thing&hellip;Three rookies started the season with the Penguins, goalie Denis Herron, defenseman Jack Lynch and center Ron Lalonde&hellip;the combination of Herron, 20, and Jim Rutherford, 23, give the Penguins the youngest goalie combination in the league&hellip;The new Civic Arena press box got rave reviews from local media, although it is pretty high up&hellip;The new seating capacity for the Igloo is 12,461 with 600 standing room spaces available. &#9632;

Pens Retain Three Rookies

CHICAGO&mdash;Stan Mikita, who racked up his back during a game against the Montreal Canadiens three years ago, credits his plumber, of all people, for the solution.&ldquo;Two summers ago I called my plumber about a job around the house and we got to talking about my back,&rdquo; said the veteran Hawk center. &ldquo;I&rsquo;d tried just about everything to cure it, including going to the Mayo Clinic. The plumber gave me the name of a doctor nearby, I went to him, and he fixed it up. Good as new.&rdquo;Mikita, however, did not tip the plumber for the advice. &ldquo;They make about 11 bucks an hour as it is,&rdquo; said Stosh. &ldquo;I think I&rsquo;m in the wrong business.&rdquo; &#9632;

Plumber Puts Mikita Right

<div class="byline">BY BOB VERDI</div>CHICAGO&mdash;Call it reincarnation, if you will. Or merely a renaissance. Or just the rejuvenation of a proud man.Whatever it is, Stan Mikita has opened his 14th season in the Black Hawk clan with remarkable verve. The Uncheckable Czech, who filled his trophy cases during the mid-1960s, has sagged somewhat in recent winters. He&rsquo;s thus been labeled as a very old 32 years, or a fellow who was existing on past laurels, or a man who simply didn&rsquo;t have it anymore.But his actions during the early portion of October were nothing but frisky.&ldquo;I&rsquo;ve heard all that stuff about me being finished and it hurts the pride,&rdquo; said Mikita. &ldquo;I realize the last couple of years haven&rsquo;t been my best. But I don&rsquo;t think they&rsquo;ve been all that bad, either. And don&rsquo;t forget that we&rsquo;ve been breaking in some new guys on my line and I haven&rsquo;t felt 100 per cent physically. That&rsquo;s no excuse, though. I feel good right now. Playing with Team Canada helped me get in good shape.&rdquo;Mikita, like all other employees of the Black Hawks, couldn&rsquo;t avoid living somewhat in the shadow of Bobby Hull during the past seasons. Now, of course, Hull banks in Winnipeg.&ldquo;I guess I&rsquo;d like to nominate myself as maybe being our leader now,&rdquo; admitted Stan. &ldquo;Naturally, when Bobby was here, everybody looked to him. Maybe now that he&rsquo;s not here, we should all try to be leaders. But I feel like I might want to take it on myself. There&rsquo;s a lot of pressure on us. With Bobby gone, everyone will be waiting for us to fold so they can say we can&rsquo;t win without him. Well, there are still some damn good hockey players on this team.&rdquo;Mikita said he could sense no particular resolve on the part of his teammates to compensate for Bobby&rsquo;s absence. But he did concede that everyone might just have to work a bit harder this winter.&ldquo;We certainly don&rsquo;t have the scoring punch we had when he was here,&rdquo; said Mikita. &ldquo;You don&rsquo;t just replace a guy like him.But I&rsquo;d like to avoid losing and having the fans yelling at us that we&rsquo;re no good without him.&rdquo;Mikita, a four-time scoring champion and twice a three-trophy man (1967 and 1968), dipped to a production of 26 goals and 39 assists last winter&mdash;the most modest output since his second season. But at the outset of the current campaign, Mikita was his clever self of yore, arranging plays with that uncanny trickery.&ldquo;For some reason, I&rsquo;m starting off with more confidence this year,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;There were times when I start worrying about making a mistake and my whole game falls apart. But now I&rsquo;m going better, skating better. Maybe it&rsquo;s because I had to bust my tail to stay with those guys from Team Canada. Everybody had to work hard, and I just sort of fell in line.&rdquo;Mikita played sparsely during the Canada-Soviet series, but he did not jump the team and he didn&rsquo;t even complain.Coach Harry Sinden called his attitude &ldquo;just super.&rdquo;&ldquo;I was disappointed that I didn&rsquo;t play more, but I couldn&rsquo;t blame Harry,&rdquo; said Stan. &ldquo;He had to go with the guys who were going well. The only time I asked Harry to please play me was when we went to Czechoslovakia.&rdquo;Mikita, a national hero in his homeland, was accorded a standing ovation there.&ldquo;It was the biggest thrill I&rsquo;ve ever had in hockey,&rdquo; he remarked. &ldquo;A very emotional thing.&rdquo;Mikita opened the season between left wing Jerry Korab and right wing Cliff Koroll. Not coincidentally, both his flanks had quick takeoffs.&ldquo;He&rsquo;s working so hard and skating so fast,&rdquo; said Koroll, &ldquo;that there&rsquo;s no way I can keep from doing the same thing. Give Stan the credit.HAWK-EY TALK: J.P. Bordeleau, a 41-goal man in the minors last season, scored his first NHL goal in the Hawks&rsquo; second game of the year&hellip;Bill White is the Hawks&rsquo; new alternate captain, replacing retired Eric Nesterenko&hellip;Pat Stapleton shelved his retirement plans after four days of thinking. &ldquo;I had thought that I couldn&rsquo;t play hockey, attend to my business and still see my family,&rdquo; said the popular rearguard. &ldquo;But I got things ironed out in my mind.&rdquo;<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0007-01829/3232502-1-eng-US/f0007-012.jpg" title="f0007-01" width="652" height="497"><figcaption class="caption-body">STAN MIKITA&hellip;More Confidence Than Last Year</figcaption></div> &#9632;

f0007-01

Frisky Stan Mikita Looks Like Kid Once Again For Chicago

<div class="byline">&#x2014;By Bill Libby</div><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0008-02775/3232557-1-eng-US/f0008-022.jpg" title="f0008-02" width="317" height="461"><figcaption class="caption-body">PHIL ESPOSITO&hellip;You Do What You Do Best</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0008-01873/3232564-1-eng-US/f0008-012.jpg" title="f0008-01" width="154" height="202"></div><h2>Esposito Makes It Big</h2>OVERSHADOWED BY THE BRILLIANCE of Bobby Orr in recent seasons, one assumes Phil Esposito now has come into his own. Curiously, it was not NHL play which produced this overdue recognition. By virtue of jumping to the WHA Bobby Hull was rated &ldquo;traitorous&rdquo; and so barred from the NHL players who made up Team Canada for the recent Russian series. Orr has been slow recovering from serious knee surgery, was out of shape and so was out of that series, too. Coach Harry Sinden said, &ldquo;Esposito was the only one of our so-called super-stars who starred for Team Canada.&rdquo;Made bitter by being booed in Canada when they did not dominate the Russians and sweep the series as expected, many NHL players lost their desire and some even pulled out, out Esposito, Paul Henderson and some others reacted with fury, playing their hearts out and coming from behind gallantly to gain a slender edge in the series. Esposito sparked his side throughout the series and scored twice and assisted on the last two goals as Canada came from behind with three straight goals in the third period to win their third straight game and the series in the eighth game.In that decisive finale, after Russia went ahead, 1-0, Esposito rebounded Brad Park&rsquo;s drive past Vladislav Tretiak to tie it, 1-1. Later, after Russia had assumed a 5-3 lead going into the last period, Esposito cornered Pete Mahovlich&rsquo;s pass and slid it home to cut the count to 5-4 in the third minute. Then he assisted on Yvan Cournoyer&rsquo;s blast to tie the score at 5-5 in the 13th minute. Finally, he backhanded a smash the Soviet netminder couldn&rsquo;t contain and Henderson hammered it home for the winner, 6-5, with 34 seconds remaining to send Canadians and American fans of the NHL into roars of relief.Offense isn&rsquo;t Esposito&rsquo;s entire game. He has been charged with being shot-happy, but it is slander because he passes and sets up shots for others as often as he shoots and he had assists as well as goals in the Russian series even as he has had as many as or more assists than goals in regular-season play every season. And he works on defense. In the last critical minutes of that Russian finale, with Dryden trapped out of the crease and an open net facing the Soviet shooters, Espo swooped in and stabbed away at a shot for what may have been the best save of the series. He was all over the ice all through the series, igniting his side&rsquo;s explosions.As the NHL moves through its first month of the new season now, Esposito stands out as the star on the circuit. And he is the big man as Boston begins its bid for another regular-season pennant and retention of the Stanley Cup in post-season play, stripped of many of its better players by WHA raids. With Orr an uncertainty, Hull gone and Howe and Beliveau retired, Phil Esposito is a man who has moved off by himself. And he is all man&mdash;big, tough, tremendously talented and tenacious, good-natured, pleasantly profane, unselfish. He ignores knocks and knocks the record books apart.In Chicago three seasons, he was considered the &ldquo;caddy&rdquo; for Bobby Hull, though Espo scored 20 or more goals each season and assisted on as many as 40 one season. Traded to Boston in the worst trade any team ever made and the best the Bruins ever pulled off, he has been regarded mainly as Orr&rsquo;s &ldquo;trigger man,&rdquo; although he has averaged 53 goals and 64 assists a season for five seasons now. He won the MVP award three years ago, but was voted behind Orr the last two seasons despite a record 76 goals and 152 points two seasons back and 66 goals and 133 points last season. He has led the league in goals, assists or total points a total of ten times now.<h2>Phil Totally Unselfish</h2>IT IS A league of reduced quality these days, which must be remembered when comparing his credentials to those of a Howe or a Richard in their years before expansion. However, if there are more mediocre players in the majors now than there were up to seven seasons back, there remain just as many great players as ever and it remains that Esposito has been doing more than any of them. Oh, certainly an argument has been made for Orr, who has been sensational, and it is not the idea here to create a separation between the Bruin stars, for Phil will not tolerate one. He says, &ldquo;Orr is the greatest,&rdquo; and accepts his shadow without complaint. Just as he accepted Hull&rsquo;s position when he was in Chicago. In those days, Phil said, &ldquo;Hull is the greatest.&rdquo;Esposito is no shrinking wallflower. He has pride and a goodsized ego. But he is not about to toot a trumpet for himself. He is a professional who feels his performances speak for themselves and if some of the accolades and awards go to others he isn&rsquo;t going to complain or cry about it. He says, &ldquo;I got a job to do and I do it and I do it well and I help my team win and I&rsquo;m well paid for it. Sure it&rsquo;d be nice if got a little more of everything. But who doesn&rsquo;t want more than they&rsquo;ve got? In sports, I can get a lot more than the average guy. I&rsquo;m well off. And a couple of pieces of that pennant trophy and that Stanley Cup are more than most players ever get. We play as a team and it&rsquo;s the team results that really matter. This isn&rsquo;t golf. It&rsquo;s not every man for himself. Every man is a part of a unit.&rdquo;Phil Esposito has been the most important part of his units in recent years. The year he averaged almost a goal a game through 78 games and almost an assist a game, too, he was as valuable to this team as a man can be, even if the voters decided the more spectacular Orr was more valuable. And then Esposito went without Orr to save his side and his league in international competition and shove his star out of the shadows. &ldquo;Well,&rdquo; the dark, handsome, veteran grins. &ldquo;A guy digs the best ditch he can. You do what you do best. And you do it as best you can.&rdquo;He does his thing the best. &#9632;

f0008-02

Hockey Ad Lib

<div class="byline">BY GEOFFREY FISHER</div>OAKLAND&mdash;The folks around this picturesque land of the Golden Gate Bridge are beginning to awake from a long, deep sleep so far as ice hockey is concerned. They have been stirred into paying attention by a band of young and exciting warriors known as the California Golden Seals.It&rsquo;s not that these Seals have been tearing up the opposition or even causing the enemy to shake, shudder and run for cover. But they are displaying a new brand of spirit that hasn&rsquo;t been seen in these parts in a long time.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0008-03643/3232595-1-eng-US/f0008-032.jpg" title="f0008-03" width="157" height="215"><figcaption class="caption-body">Bob Stewart</figcaption></div>With two weeks of the National Hockey League slate already in the books, it seems evident these Seals are out to prove that they won&rsquo;t flop on their flippers.It&rsquo;s been so long since the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Area has had a pro hockey club finish on top of the heap that it has become nothing more than a memory passed on by parents to their kids. It was 23 years ago that the old San Francisco Seals, masterminded by Tony Hemmerling, waltzed to a first-place finish in the Western Hockey League. That rare success for Bay Area hockey proved to be such a shock that the club was thereupon disbanded and there followed 10 years of no professional hockey for Bay Arena fans.Not even the most optimistic backer of the Seals expects this club to threaten the NHL front runners this season. But it can be anticipated that they will give their opposition plenty of trouble and their fans plenty of exciting moments.Garry Young, one-time chief scout of the Boston Bruins and one of the architects of the Bruins&rsquo; farm system, has assembled the makings of an explosive aggregation. And for Young it took a good measure of assembling since the Seals were probably hit harder than any of the NHL clubs in the number of bodies defecting to the WHA.&ldquo;There is no single take-charge player.&rdquo; says Young, &ldquo;but they have a great spirit running right through the entire squad. These kids are young, possibly the youngest average age in the league but we have enough experienced hands to settle them down in the tight spots.&rdquo;What Young means is that the Seals will not be relying on the services of a &ldquo;medicine man&rdquo; to make them get their engine started.It was the decision to keep some more experience on the roster that dictated the order shipping young goalie Lyle Carter to Salt Lake City. Young thinks Meloche is a brilliant goaltender and looks upon Carter as a gold-plated prospect.&ldquo;We decided to keep Marv Edwards who has the experience to help Gilles Meloche during our practice sessions. And we wanted Carter to be playing more regularly and he&rsquo;ll be doing that at Salt Lake City.&rdquo;Young is a natural optimist, he doesn&rsquo;t even have to work at it. He admits to only one particularly vulnerable spot in the Seals&rsquo; formations. That&rsquo;s at right wing where he confesses a lack of seasoned personnel.He has Morris Mott and Hilliard Graves, both novice NHLers. patrolling the right flank along with Reggie Leach and Craig Patrick.Young has the highest hopes for Leach as an offensive weapon and has said he looks for the husky native of Riverton, Man, to hit the 40-goal mark.Young also has high regard for two other former Bruins, Bob Stewart and Terry Murray, both defensemen who top six feet and 200 pounds.In the season opener against Vancouver in a match that was televised on the Hockey Night In Canada network, the Seals dropped a 3-2 decision.In a way the game was also a personal duel between Vic Stasiuk, coach of the Canucks, and Garry Young, who fired Stasiuk as coach of the Seals at the end of last season.Said Young after that one:&ldquo;We played a fine hockey game and the young players showed they could face up to the pressure of national television and a big crowd in the opponent&rsquo;s rink.&rdquo; &#9632;

f0008-03

New, Young Seals Turning Fans On With Ice Spirit

<div class="byline">BY DICK JOHNSTON</div>BUFFALO&mdash;Luck has to enter in, of course, but nevertheless you have to admit Punch Imlach and his scouting staff appear astute when it comes to picking from the amateur draft.In the Buffalo Sabres&rsquo; first National Hockey League season Punch and company picked Gil Perreault as their first choice. Luck was all-important here, for everybody knew Perreault would go first. Imlach won first choice over the other expansion club, Vancouver, by a spin of a carnival wheel.Last season, it was Rick Martin, who broke Perreault&rsquo;s rookie record for goals by scoring 44. Buffalo&rsquo;s first draft choice, Rick was fourth overall. And the Sabres&rsquo; second draft pick, Craig Ramsay, also played nearly all season for the Buffalo club. He didn&rsquo;t score as Martin did but Craig was the only plus player on the Sabres.This year Punch went for defensemen. His first two selections, Jim Schoenfeld, from the Niagara Falls Flyers, and Larry Carriere, from Loyola University in Montreal, started the season with the big team.Joe Crozier, who succeeded Imlach as a coach when Punch decided to confine himself to the general manager&rsquo;s duties, admitted he was taking a gamble when he started the campaign with two rookie backliners in the lineup.&ldquo;It takes a youngster longer to become an NHL defenseman than it does to become a big-league forward,&rdquo; Crozier pointed out. &ldquo;There&rsquo;s more to learn. If a forward makes a mistake, there&rsquo;s someone to back him up. If a defenseman makes a mistake, somebody goes in on the goalie all alone.&ldquo;I&rsquo;m hoping,&rdquo; he said, &ldquo;that pairing these two rookies with veterans will help them develop in a hurry.&rdquo;He put the 6-2, 205-pound Schoenfeld with 42-year-old Tim Horton and 6-1, 190-pound Carriere with Tracy Pratt, the only defenseman to go through the Sabres&rsquo; first two campaigns with the club.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-01850/3232633-1-eng-US/f0009-012.jpg" title="f0009-01" width="305" height="325"><figcaption class="caption-body">LARRY CARRIERE&hellip;From College To NHL</figcaption></div>At season&rsquo;s start, Crozier had four other backliners on the club&mdash;Larry Hillman, Mike Robitaille, Ray McKay and Paul Terbenche. All had played some portion of the 1971-72 season with Buffalo but two were due to be sent away, either to the Sabres&rsquo; Cincinnati farm club or through a trade.Crozier retained four full forward lines to start the season. It might be mentioned that two of the forwards, besides Perreault, Martin and Ramsay, also came from the amateur draft. Butch Deadmarsh was the second pick in 1970 and Randy Wyrozub was fourth. Which meant that of the 22 players still on the Buffalo roster at the start of the 1972-73 season, seven came via the amateur draft.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-02760/3232626-1-eng-US/f0009-022.jpg" title="f0009-02" width="303" height="325"><figcaption class="caption-body">JIM SCHOENFELD&hellip;Top Draft Pick</figcaption></div>Crozier had Perreault and Martin together on one forward line, along with Rene Robert, who played the right side with them in the closing weeks of last season.Gerry Meehan, again named team captain, had Wyrozub and Steve Atkinson as his wingers. Jim Lorentz was between Deadmarsh and Larry Mickey, and Don Luce, leading scorer in exhibition play (seven goals in nine games), had Ramsay and Rick Dudley as his wingers.Roger Crozier was back in goal again with Dave Dryden as his backup man. &#9632;

f0009-01

Crozier Gambles With Two Rookies On Defense

<div class="byline">BY HAL SIGURDSON</div>VANCOUVER&mdash;There&rsquo;s 77 more to go, but at least the Vancouver Canucks&rsquo; Kiddie Korps has passed its first National Hockey League test with flying colors.When they defeated the California Golden Seals 3-2 in their league opener, it marked the first time the Canucks opened their schedule with a win. They also eased the minds of a lot of their fans who had been growing apprehensive after watching coach Vic Stasiuk&rsquo;s young club close out its exhibition schedule with a tie and two losses.And it was the kids who did it. Don Tannahill and John Wright both scored their first NHL goals in their first NHL league games.Bobby Lalonde, who saw action in 27 games last season as a spot player, scored the winner. It was only his second NHL goal.The lineup Stasiuk iced for the opener makes it obvious the Canucks are going to have to rely heavily on their kids if they&rsquo;re going to significantly improve on their last place finish of a year ago.Wright, Tannahill, Don Lever, Larry Bolonchuck and reserve goaltender Bruce Bullock were making their NHL debuts. Gerry O&rsquo;Flaherty&rsquo;s experience consisted of two games with Toronto last season. Jim Hargreaves had played seven with Vancouver two seasons ago.Lalonde, Richard Lemieux and Gregg Boddy all had less than a season of previous NHL experience.Most of them won their spots in the starting lineup by beating out other rookies. But one, defenseman Bolonchuk, got there by beating out a veteran. That is if you can call Dennis Kearns, a player with three years of minor pro experience and one in the NHL, a veteran.Of course, just because Kearns didn&rsquo;t suit up for the opener doesn&rsquo;t mean he won&rsquo;t eventually shoulder his way back into the regular lineup. But it does mean that of all the Canucks&rsquo; precious youngsters, Bolonchuk is the most remarkable.When the Canucks opened their training camp in mid-September, a lot of their rookies figured to have at least an outside of chance making their NHL roster. But no one, not Stasiuk, not general manager Bud Poile, not chief scout John O&rsquo;Flaherty believed Bolonchuk would still be around on opening night.He played last season for the Winnipeg Jets, last in the eastern division of the Western Canada Hockey League. When the NHL held its amateur draft last June, the Canucks claimed Bolonchuk in the fifth round. He was the 67th player selected.At the time no one in the Vancouver front office figured they&rsquo;d struck the mother lode, that the 5&rsquo;10&rdquo;, 185 pound defenseman would have the ability to step right into the NHL.&ldquo;I didn&rsquo;t really think my chances were all that great, either,&rdquo; Bolonchuk confesses, &ldquo;but I figured I&rsquo;d give it my best shot and see what happened.&rdquo;Right from the start of camp, Bolonchuk&rsquo;s &ldquo;best shot&rdquo; started impressing Stasiuk.&ldquo;I liked the way he stuck his nose in there&hellip;went right into the center of the action,&rdquo; he said. Then, just before the opener, Stasiuk went to his statistical charts for confirmation of what his eyes had been telling him.He got it. Through all the camp scrimmages and the seven exhibition games in which he played, Bolonchuk showed up with a plus-23 rating. That is, when he was on the ice, his team had scored 23 more goals than were scored against it.&ldquo;He&rsquo;d earned the chance to play, so why shouldn&rsquo;t I play him?&rdquo; Stasiuk asked rhetorically. He did and Bolonchuk responded with his usual unspectacular, no nonsense defensive game.&ldquo;He&rsquo;s a real defensive defenseman,&rdquo; Stasiuk said. &ldquo;He&rsquo;s not much of a rusher, but he lays that puck up there and moves it out of our own end.&rdquo;But while Bolonchuk has to rate as the most surprising of the Vancouver rookies, his has been by no means the only impressive effort.Tannahill, drafted out of the Boston chain, and Wright, a slick center fresh from the campus of the University of Toronto, both appear to have bright futures ahead of them. Lever, the Canucks&rsquo; No. 1 amateur choice, also came through with an impressive debut.With the Canucks deep at center and short on right wing, Lever made the transition to the right side. Only some outstanding netminding by California&rsquo;s Gilles Meloche prevented the Niagara Falls graduate from breaking in with at least two goals.It wasn&rsquo;t all roses, of course. The kids made plenty of mistakes, but mostly they were able to scramble back and cover up. And when they didn&rsquo;t they received faultless goaltending from Dune Wilson.If Wilson can maintain the standard he set in the opener over a full season, Stasiuk will have no cause to complain about the quality of his goaltending.<h2>MEET THE ROOKIES</h2>The Boston Bruins have been waiting patiently for Fred O&rsquo;Donnell to develop into an NHL star. This could be the year. The almost 23-year-old left winger has made the jump from the AHL Boston Braves to the parent Bruins where his ruggedness will be a vital factor for the defending cup champions, who lost considerable heft through defections to the WHA and the NHL draft. O&rsquo;Donnell is a 5&rsquo;10&rdquo;, 175-pounder and while his vital statistics don&rsquo;t indicate it, he&rsquo;s tough. The new Bruin loves to mix it on the ice. He had 161 penalty minutes last season and 158 the year before with Oklahoma City of the CHL.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0010-01863/3232664-1-eng-US/f0010-012.jpg" title="f0010-01" width="644" height="859"><figcaption class="caption-body">FRED O&rsquo;DONNELL&hellip;Boston Bruins</figcaption></div> &#9632;

f0010-01

Kid Stars Getting Job Done For Vancouver’s Canucks

The largest Iceless Hockey Assn, wants to join you. N.A.I.H.A. is looking for leagues in every location around the country. ACT NOW&hellip;Send the information about your team and league and N.A.I.H.A. will send you theirs. Please state ages. Address all correspondence to;NORTH AMERICAN ICELESS HOCKEY ASSN., Post Office Box # 658, Montrose Arena, Lynnfield, Mats. 01940.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-03638/3232733-1-eng-US/f0011-032.jpg" title="f0011-03" width="197" height="229"></div> &#9632;

f0011-03

STREET HOCKEY LEAGUES

<div class="byline">BY GIL SMITH</div>MONTREAL&mdash;Pierre Bouchard, the strapping son of a former Canadiens&rsquo; policeman, wishes people would start thinking of him as a hockey player rather than someone who goes around knocking heads together.&ldquo;I&rsquo;ve reached the point where I don&rsquo;t want to talk anymore about fighting or being the team policeman,&rdquo; he says. &ldquo;I&rsquo;ve said before that 1 won&rsquo;t back away from anybody or let guys on other teams take advantage of our smaller players. &ldquo;But, I&rsquo;m trying to make it as a hockey player, not a fighter. I wish people would realize that.&rdquo; he adds.Unfortunately for Bouchard, he&rsquo;s the victim of circumstances. Several of them, in fact. His father, Emile &ldquo;Butch&rdquo; Bouchard was a widely known ice cop for Habs during the &lsquo;forties and fifties, and Pierre looks almost as tough as Butch did. Then, there was his own reputation in Junior ranks with the Canadiens. He fought long, hard and often during his stint with the then Baby Habs. He didn&rsquo;t do bad with the Voyageurs either, taking 124 minutes in 65 games for them one season.&ldquo;It&rsquo;s not the same in Junior or minor leagues as it is in the NHL,&rdquo; says Pierre. &ldquo;They play a much smarter brand of hockey up here, and too much fighting can get you a lot of foolish penalties.&rdquo;This is Bouchard&rsquo;s third season with Canadiens, and he still doesn&rsquo;t get too much ice time. He plays the left side, where Jacques Laperriere and Guy Lapointe hold forth, and most of the time finds himself doing spot duty. That doesn&rsquo;t do too much for a guy&rsquo;s confidence, nor does it help him speed up his moves which is where Bouchard needs to improve most.&ldquo;I&rsquo;m a bit slow in some of my moves,&rdquo; he admits. &ldquo;But, that improves with experience. You get to know how long you can hold onto the puck, and when you should make the quick pass. It&rsquo;s a matter of judgement and when you&rsquo;re inexperienced you&rsquo;re not sure what to do, so you hesitate and that makes you look bad.&rdquo;Pierre also needs to watch his weight, which climbed to nearly 215 lbs. during the off-season. He plays best at 200, and is near that now.&rsquo;&ldquo;What the guy needs most is confidence,&rdquo; says Scotty Bowman. &ldquo;He&rsquo;ll get that as he improves, and he&rsquo;s improved quite steadily over the past couple of seasons.&rdquo;It&rsquo;s Bouchard&rsquo;s tough luck that he plays the left, rather than the right side of the blueline. A couple of big openings popped up on the right side this season with J.C. Tremblay&rsquo;s defection to the WHA and Terry Harper&rsquo;s move to Los Angeles. Maybe Pierre would like to take a whirl at playing right defense.?&ldquo;That&rsquo;s up to the coach, not me,&rdquo; he says. &ldquo;But, I think I could learn to play the right side. Why shouldn&rsquo;t I learn? Isn&rsquo;t that what hockey&rsquo;s all about when you&rsquo;re a young guy with ambition?&rdquo;HAB-BITS: Frank Mahovlich believes in getting the first goal of a new season in a hurry. He scored in the opener against Minnesota on Oct. 7. Last year he fired the first goal for Canadiens in the season opener against N.Y. Rangers. The Big M&rsquo;s 43 goals last season was a club record for a left-winger on Habs. Another 43-goal season would lift Frank into a 507 career-goal tie with retired great Jean Beliveau&hellip;Want to go for a skate on the Montreal Forum ice? You can, for $125 for the first hour plus $100 for each additional hour&hellip;Happy October birthdays to Pete Mahovlich who turned 26 on the 10th and Rejean Houle, 23 on the 25th&hellip;You&rsquo;ve heard a lot about Canadiens winning tradition, and their yearbook indicates why. In 55 seasons, from 1917-18 to last season inclusive, they&rsquo;ve finished among the top three in the standings no less than 46 times. They&rsquo;ve had 20 firsts, 15 seconds and 11 thirdplace finishes.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-01835/3232788-1-eng-US/f0012-012.jpg" title="f0012-01" width="311" height="394"><figcaption class="caption-body">BUTCH BOUCHARD &hellip;More Than Head Knocking</figcaption></div> &#9632;

f0012-01

Cop Image Irks Bouchard

MONTREAL&mdash;The three-star selections at the end of a hockey game are going to have a little more meaning for members of the Montreal Canadiens, this season.One of them is going to wind up winning a new trophy known as the Molson Cup. Several are likely to benefit from various cash awards. It works like this:At the end of each game, members of &ldquo;Hockey Night In Canada&rdquo; will select three stars. If a Canadiens player is selected, he will be awarded five, three or one point depending upon whether he&rsquo;s the game&rsquo;s first, second of third star.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-02722/3232819-1-eng-US/f0012-022.jpg" title="f0012-02" width="160" height="159"></div>The season will be divided into five periods: October-November. December, January, February and March-April. At the end of each period the player ahead in points will receive $1,000: the runner-up gets $500.At the close of the season a final tabulation will determine the Molson Cup winner.The contest runs from beginning to end of the regular season. Playoffs are not included.Only members of the Montreal Canadiens are eligible. Should there be a tie during the period classifications, the player who won the most first stars will be picked as winner.The contest has been organized by Molson Breweries and perpetuates an idea launched by Toronto broadcasters in the 1930&rsquo;s, and incorporated into the French network in the &lsquo;forties. &#9632;

f0012-02

Canadiens’ Star Of Stars To Receive Molson Award

Following are the latest player movements in hockey:<h2>NATIONAL LEAGUE</h2>BOSTON&mdash;John Adams and Don Wallis, goalkeepers, assigned to Boston Braves of AHL. Curt Ridley, goalkeeper, sent to Dayton of IHL. Gaye Cooley, goalkeeper, sent to Rochester of AHL on loan.PHILADELPHIA&mdash;Michel Belhumeur and Roger Kosar, goalkeepers, Roger Pelletier, Rick Foley, Jim Watson, Yvon Bilodeau and Glen Irwin, defensemen, Rene Drolet, Orest Kindrachuk, Bill Barber, Dan Schock, Alan McAdam. Bob Hurlburt, Pierre Plante, Frank Spring, Dave Schultz, Gary MacMillan and Bob Currier, forwards, assigned to Richmond of AHL. Jim Park and Ray Boutin goalkeepers, Ken Southwick, defenseman, Curt Brackenbury, Gary Westbury, Henry Van Drunen, Ian MacKinnon and Bobby Gerrard, forwards, assigned to Jersey Devils of EHL.CALIFORNIA&mdash;Lyle Carter, goalkeeper, Dave Amadio, Barry Cummins, defensemen, Peter Vipond, Del Hall, Dave Gilmour, Fred Hilts, Angus Beck, Roger Bellerive, Lyle Bradley, forwards assigned to Salt Lake of WHL. Larry Palanio, defenseman, assigned to Phoenix of WHL on trial basis. Jim Jones, defenseman, Howie Menard, Tom Cassidy, forwards assigned to Baltimore of AHL.CHICAGO&mdash;Bill Orban, forward, sent to Portland of WHL on loan Walt Ledingham, forward. assigned to Dallas of CHLN.Y. RANGERS&mdash;Al Blanchard, forward, assigned to Providence of AHL. John Bednarski, defenseman, Robert Gray, Bobby Thomson and Alex Kogler, forwards, assigned to Cape Cod Cubs of EHL.ST. LOUIS&mdash;Bob Johnson and Chris Worthy, goalkeepers, Bob McCord, Chuck Hamilton, Jean Hamel, Glen Patrick, defensemen, Milan Marcetta, Norm Dennis, Murray Keogan, Bernard Gagnon, Jack Borotsik, forwards, assigned to Denver of WHL.BUFFALO&mdash;Ron Busniuk, forward, assigned to Cincinnati of AHL.PITTSBURGH&mdash;Doug Manchak, forward, sent to Fort Wayne of IHL. Paul Hoganson, goalkeeper, Yvon Labre, JeanGuy Lagace, Jim Pearson, defensemen, Jay Babcock, Robin Burns, Bernie Lukowich, Ron Snell, Brian Walker, forwards, &lsquo;assigned to Hershev of AHL.MINNESOTA&mdash;Fern Rivard, goalkeeper, Gary Geldart, defenseman, Dennis Giannini, Gary Gambucci, Stu Irving, Mike Chernoff, Rod Norrish, Terry Holbrook and Barrie Meissner, forwards, assigned to Cleveland of AHLATLANTA&mdash;Jim Shaw, goalkeeper. assigned to Baltimore of AHL on loan. Lynn Powis, forward, sent to Omaha of CHL.N.Y. ISLANDERS&mdash;Tony Featherstone, forward, assigned to Nova Scotia of AHL on loan. Donald McLaughlin, forward, sent to Detroit to complete recent 2-for-2 trade. Murray Anderson, defenseman, sent to Nova Scotia of AHL on loan.DETROIT&mdash;Andy Brown, goalkeeper, recalled from Virignia of AHL and assigned to Fort Worth of CHL. George Hulme and Doug Grant, goalkeepers, Lee Carpenter, Barry Salovaara, Mike Ford, Al McLeod and Ron Simpson, defensemen, Robbie Ftorek, Bob Cook, Randy Sokoll, Brian Watts, Herb Boxer, Nels Debenedet, Art Stratton, Brian McCutcheon, forwards, assigned to Virginia. John Voss, goalkeeper, sent to Baltimore of AHL on loan.<h2>WORLD HOCKEY</h2>NEW YORK&mdash;Paul Galaski, goalkeeper. Bob Winograd and Mark Davis, defensemen. Kevin Sheehan, Richard Houtteman, Ted Sater, Doug Ross and Frank Grace, forwards. assigned to Long Island Ducks of EHL.QUEBEC&mdash;Wayne Horne. Charlie Williams and Brian Curtis, forwards, assigned to Syracuse Blazers of EHL.MINNESOTA&mdash;Ron Nagarski, Barry Graham and Bud Harvey, defensemen Mike Randolph, Peter Fichuck, John Gibbs, Jimmy Keon, Cliff Purpur and Bruce Werre, forwards. releasedWINNIPEG&mdash;Jim Pritchard, defenseman. Mike Hokol. Ron Hopkinson, Nels Jacobson and Jim Wilson, forwards. released.PHILADELPHIA&mdash;Pierre Cournoyer, forward, assignd to Roanoke Valley of EHL.CHICAGO&mdash;Ulf Sterner and Benny Andersson, forwards. released. Ron Hindson and Wally Sprange, forwards, released and returned to Greensboro of EHL.<h2>WESTERN LEAGUE</h2>PORTLAND&mdash;Gary Kilpatrick, defenseman, signed as free agent.PHOENIX&mdash;Larry Palanio, defenseman, secured on trial from California Seals, released.<h2>EASTERN LEAGUE</h2>CLINTON&mdash;Ian Anderson, defenseman, and Don Davidson, forward, signed off voluntary retirement list.JOHNSTOWN&mdash;Dick Roberge, forward, announced retirement from hockey.RHODE ISLAND&mdash;Jimmy Jago, forward, secured from Roanoke Valley of EHL. &#9632;

Movements of Players

<div class="byline">BY NORM MacLEAN</div>NEW YORK&mdash;To put it mildly the Rangers got off poorly in their first weekend of National Hockey League action. Losing both to Detroit and Chicago, they were sluggish and inconsistent almost throughout. To a man they were disappointed in a showing which producted 5-3 and 5-1 losses.Goalie Ed Giacomin played both games, with Gilles Villemure suffering from a wrist injury. Giacomin received very little protection from a defense which listed Brad Park with Ab DeMarco and Rod Seiling with Dale Rolfe. Jim Neilson will be out a month with a cracked ankle. Curt Bennett was the fifth man with Lawrence Sacharuk having been farmed out along with Randy Legge to Providence the AHL.The forwards also were guilty of not coming back and helping out. This made the job of the defenseman harder. They were guilty of backing in on Giacomin.Emile Francis, the general manager&mdash;coach of the Rangers said &ldquo;you can bet this isn&rsquo;t going to keep on this wav.&rdquo;Captain Vic Hadfield said. &ldquo;We made crazy mistakes. We had too many giveaways and weren&rsquo;t working together the way we know we can.&rdquo;If it gives the Ranger fans any balm, remember the Stanley Cup champion Boston Bruins got off miserably last season, righted themselves and came on strong.The absence of five players (Hadfield, Rod Gilbert. Jean Ratelie. Seiling and Park) with Team Canada did not lend itself to team cohesion. Hadfield played a couple of pre-season matches with the other four playing just one. Remember Team Canada couldn&rsquo;t make it go until the players were in shape and coach Harry Sinden had settled on his lines.A bright spot was the work of rookie left wing Steve Vickers, who got his maiden NHL goal in Detroit. Vickers worked mostly with Walter Tkaczuk and Billy Fairbairn, supplanting Gene Carr who started at that spot.&ldquo;I was surprised.&rdquo; grinned Vickers. &ldquo;I didn&rsquo;t think I had that much on my shot, but it went in along the ice.&rdquo;Bennett looked pretty good in the spot duty assigned him by Francis. He is tough and hustles and moves people out of the slot. On defense he still needs exprerience. but this is something only ice time can give him.It emphasized the value of Jim Neilson. The Chief doesn&rsquo;t seem to work that hard on the blueline. but no one gets past him and he gets the puck out. Rumored to be on the trade block and injured during the Cup finals last Spring. Jim&rsquo;s value increases as various players get shots at his job. Gary Doak. now with Detroit was tried in the playoffs, but eventually traded.&ldquo;DeMarco will work in.&rdquo; says Francis. &ldquo;It is hard to break in on the blueline and experience is the only teacher. He can move the puck and get it out of our end.&rdquo;It seems quite natural for Gilbert. Park and Ratelie to have letdowns after their major contributions to Team Canada&rsquo;s upset come from behind triumph in Russia. After all. where was Phil Esposito as Los Angeles beat Boston in Beantown in their opener? And the trio notched two points apiece in the opening losses.The Ranger payroll skyrocketed over the summer as did all NHL salaries, due to the competing presence of the WHA. This may have made some of the lads a bit satisfied, but sill the entire team is dedicated to winning the Stanley Cup. That premise and the desire to play under Francis, rightly rated as one of the most decent guys in hockey kept some of the bigger names from the WHA.And you can bet Francis now has the ammunition to take the wind out of any inflated sails that were steaming around in Ranger uniforms.BLUE CHIPS: Rod Gilbert and Bruce MacGregor both wound up on the ice for a full 15 seconds in the Detroit game, meaning there were seven Rangers in full flight, but referee Bruce Hood did not notice the infraction. Too bad Gilbert didn&rsquo;t get a scoring pass from Bruce&hellip;Left Wing Tommy Williams and defenseman Sacharuk were sent to Providence. New York placed ten players with Rochester of the AHL. helping to keep that franchise afloat and sent four to Cape Cod of the EHL&hellip;Ranger fans happy to see ex-Blueshirt defenseman Arnie Brown back in the Greater New York area with the N.Y. Islanders&hellip;<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-01819/3232850-1-eng-US/f0013-012.jpg" title="f0013-01" width="452" height="461"><figcaption class="caption-body">STEVE VICKERS&hellip;Scored First NHL Goal</figcaption></div> &#9632;

f0013-01

Rangers Off To Gloomy Start But Play Of Vickers Cheery

<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-01819/3233000-1-eng-US/f0014-012.jpg" title="f0014-01" width="801" height="569"></div>(Including games of Sun. Oct. 15)<h2>ATLANTA</h2><h3>Flames</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-02707/3232993-1-eng-US/f0014-022.jpg" title="f0014-02" width="406" height="373"></div><h2>BOSTON</h2><h3>Bruins</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-03554/3232986-1-eng-US/f0014-032.jpg" title="f0014-03" width="408" height="400"></div><h2>BUFFALO</h2><h3>Sabres</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-04404/3232979-1-eng-US/f0014-042.jpg" title="f0014-04" width="405" height="420"></div><h2>CALIFORNIA</h2><h3>Seals</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-05291/3232972-1-eng-US/f0014-052.jpg" title="f0014-05" width="405" height="367"></div><h2>CHICAGO</h2><h3>Black Hawks</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-06244/3232965-1-eng-US/f0014-062.jpg" title="f0014-06" width="408" height="403"></div><h2>DETROIT</h2><h3>Red Wings</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-07198/3232958-1-eng-US/f0014-072.jpg" title="f0014-07" width="408" height="353"></div><h2>LOS ANGELES</h2><h3>Kings</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-08169/3232951-1-eng-US/f0014-082.jpg" title="f0014-08" width="407" height="419"></div><h2>MINNESOTA</h2><h3>North Stars</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-09155/3232944-1-eng-US/f0014-092.jpg" title="f0014-09" width="406" height="390"></div><h2>MONTREAL</h2><h3>Canadiens</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-10139/3232937-1-eng-US/f0014-102.jpg" title="f0014-10" width="407" height="384"></div><h2>NEW YORK</h2><h3>Islanders</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-11125/3232930-1-eng-US/f0014-112.jpg" title="f0014-11" width="406" height="423"></div><h2>NEW YORK</h2><h3>Rangers</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-12114/3232923-1-eng-US/f0014-122.jpg" title="f0014-12" width="405" height="413"></div><h2>PHILADELPHIA</h2><h3>Flyers</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-1396/3232916-1-eng-US/f0014-132.jpg" title="f0014-13" width="408" height="397"></div><h2>PITTSBURGH</h2><h3>Penguins</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-1477/3232909-1-eng-US/f0014-142.jpg" title="f0014-14" width="406" height="409"></div><h2>ST. LOUIS</h2><h3>Blues</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-1568/3232902-1-eng-US/f0014-152.jpg" title="f0014-15" width="408" height="418"></div><h2>TORONTO</h2><h3>Maple Leafs</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-1657/3232895-1-eng-US/f0014-162.jpg" title="f0014-16" width="405" height="413"></div><h2>VANCOUVER</h2><h3>Canucks</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-1755/3232888-1-eng-US/f0014-172.jpg" title="f0014-17" width="406" height="394"></div><div class="sidebar"><h2>NHL&rsquo;S EAST-WEST SCOREBOARD</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-1836/3232881-1-eng-US/f0014-182.jpg" title="f0014-18" width="767" height="115"></div>(Statistics include games of Sun. Oct. 15) &#9632;</div>

f0014-01

NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE

<div class="byline">BY ED CONRAD</div><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-01796/3233038-1-eng-US/f0015-012.jpg" title="f0015-01" width="665" height="392"></div>PHILADELPHIAFivers&rsquo; GM Keith Allen predicts the Flyers will finish &ldquo;first or second&rdquo; and coach Fred Shero says they&rsquo;ll finish &ldquo;at least third.&rdquo;Well, If the rosy predictions of both these gentlemen are to be upheld, then the Fivers have got to get going very early in the season. They have a friend in the league schedule maker, if only they can use him to their complete advantage.<div class="container"><div class="figure-block image-float"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-03578/3233045-1-eng-US/f0015-032.jpg" title="f0015-03" width="144" height="265"><figcaption class="caption-body" style="width: 144px">Tom Bladon</figcaption></div>The Flyers, who battled the Blues to a 4-4 tie in their inaugural in St. Louis last Saturday night, have a very favorable schedule the first month of the season.Their next six games, including the home opener against Vancouver at the Spectrum, are against teams who did not qualify for the playoffs last season: Detroit, California and Los Angeles&hellip;if that means anything.&ldquo;If we can just make a fast getaway,&rdquo; commented a veteran Fiver, &ldquo;we can be on our way. We have a lot to pay up for ever since last season, and I&rsquo;m sure our guys don&rsquo;t have short memories (of the heartbreaking playoff miss).&rdquo;Although the Flyers were not overly impressive in St. Louis, they did bounce back from a two goal deficit, which says something about the club. Two-goal deficits on another day past constituted the ol&rsquo; ballgame.The return of veteran center Bobby Clarke has perked up the Fivers&rsquo; offense somewhat. Bobby, who helped Team Canada win its series with the Russians, scored a goal and an assist in the opener, just as he had done in his only pre-season appearance several nights before.Even with Clarke in that exhibition game, the Fivers were beaten 5-2 by their farm club Richmond Robins to finish the pre-season grind with a dismal 27-1 record.&ldquo;I noticed Bobby was taking charge out there more than in the past,&rdquo; said Shero. &ldquo;He was telling guys what to do. Why. even on the bench, he was offering advice. I certainly liked what I heard.&rdquo;Clarke played the Flyers&rsquo; opener with Bob Kelly and Bill (Cowboy) Flett on the wings.The other lines had Larry Wright centering for wingers Simon Nolet and Don Saleski. and Bill Clement centering for wingers Ross Lonsberry and Gary Dornhoefer.The Flyers&rsquo; power play team had Clarke, Flett and Nolet up front and Brent Hughes and Jean Potvin on the points.Killing penalties, Shero had Clarke and Flett chasing the puck and Joe Watson and rookie Tom Bladon on defense. Bladon has been the big surprise of the Flyers&rsquo; camp as he opened the season on the varsity.This is the combination which came through beautifully against the Blues. St. Louis had a two man advantage for 1:15 until only nine seconds remained in the game. The Flyers held on for the tie.This might not tell you that much, but at least it tells you something.</div><div style="clear: both;"></div><h2>TOP 25 SCORERS</h2>(INCLUDING GAMES OF SUN. OCT. 15)Scoring key: GP&mdash;games played, G&mdash;goal; A&mdash;assist; PTS&mdash;points; PIM&mdash;penalties in minutes; PPG&mdash;power play goal; SHG&mdash;shorthanded goal; WG&mdash;winning goal; TG-tieing goal.)<h3>NHL TEAM PENALTY MINUTES</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-02706/3233031-1-eng-US/f0015-022.jpg" title="f0015-02" width="615" height="372"></div>(Penalty key: GP&mdash;games played; BMI&mdash;bench minors included; AVG&mdash;average; ADV&mdash;advantage; PPG&mdash;power play goals; PPGA&mdash;power play goals against). &#9632;

f0015-01

Shero Expecting Bobby Clarke To Inspire Fast Getaway For Flyers In Western Race

MONTREAL&mdash;Only two players in National Hockey League history have won at least four scoring championships and one of them, veteran center Stan Mikita of Chicago Black Hawks, has started the 197273 season as though he intends to challenge for a fifth title.Mikita was the Art Ross Trophy winner in 1963-64, 1964-65, 1966-67 and 1967-68. In the four seasons since Mikita&rsquo;s last title, of course, Phil Esposito and Bobby Orr of Boston have locked up the trophy. The all-time champion was Gordie Howe of Detroit Red Wings, who led the scoring parade six times.Despite missing one of Hawks&rsquo; first five games, Mikita leads the individual scoring list with nine points, which represents his best start since 1966-67 when he had 11 points in his first four games. Included in Mikita&rsquo;s total are seven assists, second-highest total so far. Veteran left winger Johnny Bucyk of Boston leads in assists with eight and that total&mdash;he has yet to score a goal&mdash;ties him with three others for second place.Also grouped with eight points are Bob Berry of Los Angeles Kings, Gilbert Perreault of Buffalo Sabres and Fred Stanfield of Boston. Berry, who is making the best start of any Los Angeles player in the Kings&rsquo; short history, has five goals, almost one-third his team&rsquo;s total. Three of his goals were on the power-play, also the most in the NHL.While Berry is a bright spot in Kings&rsquo; rather dismal start&mdash;five losses in six games&mdash;Perreault has been leading Sabres&rsquo; offense, which has combined with a sparkling defensive effort by the team, to produce one of three undefeated records in the East Division. The early-season surprise is Detroit, winner of all four starts. Rookie Len Fontaine is Wings&rsquo; leading pointman with seven, which ties him with Rod Gilbert of New York, who now has 248 regular-season goals, and Jim Lorentz of Buffalo for sixth place. Montreal Canadiens are the other undefeated team, matching Sabres&rsquo; record of three wins and a tie.Canadiens&rsquo; strong point so far has been goaltender Ken Dryden, who with two shutouts already, has twice as many as the other 26 NHL goaltenders who have played so far. In fact, the only other shutout was recorded by Wings&rsquo; Roy Edwards. Dryden has been beaten only three times in four games and two of those goals were in a 2-2 tie with Toronto.Another oddity about Los Angeles Kings is that they are tied with Detroit for the lead in power-play goals, each with five. The first penalty shot of the young season was awarded to Billy Harris, rookie with New York Islanders, who was stopped in a goal-scoring bid on the shot by Kings&rsquo; goaltender Rogatien Vachon on Oct. 12. &#9632;

NHL WEEK—In Review

<div class="byline">BY DONALD BERNS</div>LOUISVILLE SLUGGERHOCKEY STICKSMade in Canada by HILLERICH & BRADSBY. LTD Arnold Street, Wallaceburg. Ontario Sold in U.S. and CanadaLOUISVILLE SLUGGERHOCKEY STICKSMade in Canada by HILLERICH & BRADSBY. LTD Arnold Street. Wallaceburg. Ontario Sold in U.S. and CanadaST. LOUIS&mdash;Noel Picard was just about the only one who believed he would be able to come back to hockey.The doctors said his foot was so badly mangled from the horseback-riding mishap last November that any further hockey for the big defenseman would be doubtful. The management of the St. Louis Blues and his fellow players know about Picard&rsquo;s builtin determination but they realized that even Picard might have trouble in conquering this situation. The fans were told they had probably seen the last of No. 4 on skates.<div class="container"><div class="figure-block image-float"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0016-01627/3233100-1-eng-US/f0016-012.jpg" title="f0016-01" width="141" height="236"><figcaption class="caption-body" style="width: 141px">Noel Picard</figcaption></div>Picard, however, said throughout last winter and spring that he would be back for the 1972-73 season. This summer when he began skating he declared that he would be in the lineup on opening night.&ldquo;I always had faith,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;I worked very hard, and I never gave up.&rdquo;On opening night Picard was the last of the Blues to step on to the ice at the St. Louis Arena, and the standing-room-only crowd let out an ear-splitting cheer. Picard sped down the right boards as if to show conclusively that he could skate, and the cheering continued with every stride. Noel Picard had returned.&ldquo;The first day I put on skates since the accident was June 10th,&rdquo; he said later. &ldquo;I knew that day I would make it.&rdquo;Blues&rsquo; trainer Tommy Woodcock, calling Picard&rsquo;s recovery &lsquo;a miracle,&rsquo; adds, &ldquo;he&rsquo;s regained all his sideways movement, and I think he&rsquo;s going to be 100 per cent. Just to see him out there&mdash;it&rsquo;s unbelievable.&rdquo;Woodcock has been nursing the foot since the expert surgery of Dr. Jerome Gilden and Dr. J. G. Probstein repaired the multiple compound fractures. Picard was riding a horse which reared at the sight of another horse. Horse and rider went to the ground, and the horse&rsquo;s rump crushed Picard&rsquo;s right foot.Woodcock rubs Picard&rsquo;s foot every day to increase circulation in the damaged blood vessels.The foot swells when Picard plays on it, but Woodcock believes that this condition will also return to normal.&ldquo;He can feel pain,&rdquo; Woodcock says, &ldquo;but he can stand a lot of pain. He has so much determination.&rdquo;Picard has been helped by the latest facility the Blues have for the treatment of injuries, a triple whirlpool bath designed by Woodcock. Each bath has water of a different temperature with the first 108 degrees, the second 90 degrees and the third 60 degrees.Woodcock says, &ldquo;we&rsquo;ve dressed up the old system of hot and cold be used for muscle injuries to increase circulation and get bad blood away from the spot.&rdquo;The baths, installed in the Blues&rsquo; dressing room at a cost of $5,000, have seven motors to create the pressurized water in the three tubs and timers set so that a player can spend 10 minutes in each tub.&ldquo;I don&rsquo;t think Pic would have made the progress he has, if not for the whirlpools,&rdquo; Woodcock said. &ldquo;He goes into it after a game to reduce the swelling. The baths should be able to help a lot of our players.&rdquo; &#9632;</div>

f0016-01

Picard’s Comeback To NHL Wars Termed ‘Miraculous’

C-CaptainA-Alternate Captain<h2>MONTREAL</h2><h3>GOAL</h3>Ken DrydenMichel PlasseWayne Thomas<h3>DEFENSE</h3>Jacques Laperriere AGuy LapointeSerge SavordPierre BouchardDale HogansonBob MurdochDale Hoganson<h3>CENTER</h3>Jacques LemairePete MahovlichRejean Houle<h3>R. WING</h3>Yvan Cournoyer AGuy LafleurClaude LaroseJimmy RobertsChuck Arnoson<h3>L WING</h3>Frank Mahovlich AMarc TardifSteve ShuttChuck Lefley<h3>INJURED</h3>Henri Richard C<h2>CHICAGO</h2><h3>GOAL</h3>Tony EspositoGary Smith<h3>DEFENSE</h3>Doug Jarrett APat StapletonBill White AKeith MognusonPhil RussellJohn Marks<h3>CENTER</h3>Stan Mikita APit MartinLou AngottiBrian OgilvieDarryl Moggs<h3>R. WING</h3>Chico MakiCliff KorollJim PappinJ.P. Bordeleau<h3>L WING</h3>Dennis HullDan MaloneyJerry Korab<h3>INJURED</h3>None<h2>BOSTON</h2><h3>GOAL</h3>Ed JohnstonJohn AdamsRoss Brooks<h3>DEFENSE</h3>Dallas SmithDon AwreyCarol VadnaisNick BeverleyMatt Ravlich<h3>CENTER</h3>Phil Esposito AFred StanfieldAce Bailey<h3>R. WING</h3>Ken HodgeWayne CashmanTerry O&rsquo;ReillyFred O&rsquo;Donnell<h3>L WING</h3>John Bucyk ADon MarcotteMike Walton<h3>INJURED</h3>Bobby Orr<h2>ST. LOUIS</h2><h3>GOAL</h3>Jacques CaronWayne Stephenson<h3>DEFENSE</h3>Andre DupontChris EvansStove DurbanoNool PicardBob Ploger ABarclay Plager A<h3>CENTER</h3>Gary UngerFrank St. Marseille ADanny O&rsquo;SheaFran HuckWayne Merrick<h3>R. WING</h3>Mike MurphyKevin O&rsquo;SheaGary Sabourin<h3>L WING</h3>Jack EgersPhil RobertoFloyd ThomsonJim Shires<h3>INJURED</h3>None<h2>DETROIT</h2><h3>GOAL</h3>Roy EdwardsDenis DeJordy<h3>DEFENSE</h3>Gary Bergman ALarry JohnstonRon StackhouseRick NewellThommie Bergman<h3>CENTER</h3>Red Berenson AMarcel DionneAlex Delvecchio CHenry Boucha<h3>R. WING</h3>Mickey RedmondBill CollinsLeon RochefortLen Fontaine<h3>L WING</h3>Nick LibettTim EcclestoneGuy CharronAl Karlander<h3>INJURED</h3>Gary Doak<h2>CALIFORNIA</h2><h3>GOAL</h3>Gilles MeloeheMary Edwards<h3>DEFENSE</h3>Dick Redmond ARick Smith ABobby StewartBert Marshall CMarshall JohnstonTed McAnoeleyTerry Murray<h3>CENTER</h3>Walt McKochnie AIvan Boldirev AStan WeirJoey Johnston<h3>R. WING</h3>Reggie LeachHilliard GravesCraig PatrickMorris Mott<h3>L WING</h3>Stan GilbertsonGary CroteauPete Laframboise<h3>INJURED</h3>None.<h2>TORONTO</h2><h3>GOAL</h3>Jacques PlanteRon LowGord McRae<h3>DEFENSE</h3>Bob Baun AMike PelykJoe LundriganJim McKennyBrian GlennieLarry McIntyre<h3>CENTER</h3>Dave Keon CNorm Ullman AGeorge FergusonDarryl Sittier<h3>R. WING</h3>Ron Ellis APierre JarryRick KehoeRandy Osburn<h3>L WING</h3>Paul HendersonDenis DupereGarry MonahanErrol Thompson<h3>INJURED</h3>John Gradate<h2>PHILADELPHIA</h2><h3>GOAL</h3>Doug FavellBob Taylor<h3>DEFENSE</h3>Barry AshboeBrent HughesWayne HillmanJoe WatsonJoan PotvinBill BrossortTom Blodon<h3>CENTER</h3>Bobby ClarkeBill ClementLarry Wright<h3>R. WING</h3>Gary DornhoeferDon SaleskiBill FlettSimon Nolet<h3>L WING</h3>Bob KellyRoss LonsberiyDave SchultzRick MacLeish<h3>INJURED</h3>Ed Van Impe C<h2>RANGERS</h2><h3>GOAL</h3>Ed GiacominGilles Villemure<h3>DEFENSE</h3>Brad Park ARod SeilingDale RolfeAb DeMarcoCurt Bennett<h3>CENTER</h3>Jean RatelieWalt TkacxukPete StemkowskiBob Rousseau<h3>R. WING</h3>Rod Gilbert ABill FairbairnRon Stewart<h3>L WING</h3>Vic Hadfield CGene CarrGlen SatherSteve Vickers<h3>INJURED</h3>Jim Neilson ATed IrvineBruce MacGregor<h2>PITTSBURGH</h2><h3>GOAL</h3>Jim RutherfordDenis Herron<h3>DEFENSE</h3>Dave BurrowsDarryl EdestrandShelton KannegiesserDuane RuppJock LynchBryan Watson<h3>CENTER</h3>Syl AppsBryan HextailRon SchockRon Lalonde<h3>R. WING</h3>Ken Schinkel ANick HarbarukAl McDonoughJean Pronovost<h3>L WING</h3>Eddie ShackGreg PolisLowell MacDonaldStove Cardwell<h3>INJURED</h3>Rick Kessell<h2>BUFFALO</h2><h3>GOAL</h3>Roger CroxierDave Dryden<h3>DEFENSE</h3>Tim HortonLurry HillmanMike RobitailleTracy PrattJim SchoenfeldRay McKayLarry Carriere<h3>CENTER</h3>Gilbert Perreault AGerry Meehan CJim LorentzDon Luce<h3>R. WING</h3>Rene RobertSteve AtkinsonRon BusniukRick DudleyLarry Mickey<h3>L WING</h3>Rick MartinCraig RamsayButch DeadmarshRandy Wyrozub<h3>INJURED</h3>None.<h2>LOS ANGELES</h2><h3>GOAL</h3>Rogation VachonGary Edwards<h3>DEFENSE</h3>Terry HarperPaul CurtisGilles Marotte AHarry Howell ABarry LongNeil Komadoski<h3>CENTER</h3>Ralph Backstrom AJuha WidingButch GoringJim Peters<h3>R. WING</h3>Serge BernierDoug VolmarMike CorriganVic Venasky<h3>L WING</h3>Bob BerryReal LemieuxBill LesukDon Kozak<h3>INJURED</h3>Larry Brown<h2>VANCOUVER</h2><h3>GOAL</h3>Dunc WilsonEd Dyck<h3>DEFENSE</h3>Jocelyn GuevremontDale Tallon AJim HargreavesLarry BolonchukGregg BoddyBarry WilkinsDave Dunn<h3>CENTER</h3>Orland Kurtenbach CAndre Boudrias ARichard LemieuxBobby Lalonde<h3>R. WING</h3>Bob SchmautxRon HomenukeJohn WrightDon Lever<h3>L WING</h3>Dave BelonWayne MakiJerry O&rsquo;FlahertyDon Tannahili<h3>INJURED</h3>Dan Brady<h2>MINNESOTA</h2><h3>GOAL</h3>Cesare ManiogoLorne WorsleyGilles Gilbert<h3>DEFENSE</h3>Tod Horris CBarry Gibbs ADoug MohnsTom ReidDennis O&rsquo;Brien<h3>CENTER</h3>Jude DrouinDonna HextallMurray OliverCharlie Burns A<h3>R. WING</h3>Bob NevinBill GoldsworthyBuster HarveyLou Nanne<h3>L WING</h3>Danny GrantJoan-Paul Parise AJerry ByersDean Prentice<h3>INJURED</h3>Fred Barrett<h2>ISLANDERS</h2><h3>GOAL</h3>Gerry DesjardinsBilly SmithGerry Gray<h3>DEFENSE</h3>Arnie BrownBill MikkelsonJim MairRon SmithKen MurrayBrian Lefley<h3>CENTER</h3>Dave HudsonTerry CrispRichard Grenier<h3>R. WING</h3>Billy HarrisCraig CameronEddie Westfall<h3>L WING</h3>Germain GagnonBrian SpencerLorne HenningBrian MarchinkoTom MillerBrian Lavender<h3>INJURED</h3>Gerry Hatt<h2>ATLANTA</h2><h3>GOAL</h3>Dan BouchardPhil Myre<h3>DEFENSE</h3>Ron HarrisPat Quinn ABill PlagerRandy ManeryNoel Price ABob ParadiseKerry Kettor<h3>CENTER</h3>Roy ComeauBobby LeiterMorris StefaniwLarry Romanchych<h3>R. WING</h3>Norm GrattonBilly MacMillanLew Morrison<h3>L WING</h3>Ernie HickeKeith McCreary CJacques Richard<h3>INJURED</h3>Bill HogaboamLucien Grenier &#9632;

NHL Team Rosters

<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0017-02475/3233337-1-eng-US/f0017-022.jpg" title="f0017-02" width="257" height="157"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0017-01535/3233344-1-eng-US/f0017-012.jpg" title="f0017-01" width="239" height="164"></div><h2>Wed. Oct 11</h2><h3>MONTREAL 2 at TORONTO 2</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0017-03395/3233330-1-eng-US/f0017-032.jpg" title="f0017-03" width="316" height="250"></div><h3>VANCOUVER 3 at N.Y. RANGERS 5</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0017-04307/3233323-1-eng-US/f0017-042.jpg" title="f0017-04" width="319" height="362"></div><h3>BOSTON 3 at DETROIT 4</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0017-05251/3233316-1-eng-US/f0017-052.jpg" title="f0017-05" width="320" height="374"></div><h3>LOS ANGELES 3 at BUFFALO 7</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0017-06212/3233309-1-eng-US/f0017-062.jpg" title="f0017-06" width="314" height="427"></div><h3>ATLANTA 1 at CHICAGO 4</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0017-07183/3233302-1-eng-US/f0017-072.jpg" title="f0017-07" width="315" height="319"></div><h3>PITTSBURGH 5 AT ST. LOUIS 2</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0017-08150/3233295-1-eng-US/f0017-082.jpg" title="f0017-08" width="316" height="377"></div><h3>CALIFORNIA 2 AT MINNESOTA 5</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0017-09134/3233288-1-eng-US/f0017-092.jpg" title="f0017-09" width="316" height="347"></div><h2>Thur. Oct. 12</h2><h3>ATLANTA 0 at MONTREAL 3</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0017-10124/3233281-1-eng-US/f0017-102.jpg" title="f0017-10" width="315" height="220"></div><h3>LOS ANGELES 2 at N.Y. ISLANDERS 3</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0017-11107/3233274-1-eng-US/f0017-112.jpg" title="f0017-11" width="314" height="274"></div><h3>VANCOUVER 3 at PHILADELPHIA 7</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0017-1296/3233267-1-eng-US/f0017-122.jpg" title="f0017-12" width="318" height="431"></div><h2>Sat. Oct. 14</h2><h3>NEW YORK 1 at MONTREAL 6</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0017-1379/3233260-1-eng-US/f0017-132.jpg" title="f0017-13" width="320" height="345"></div><h3>LOS ANGELES 4 at TORONTO 6</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0017-1468/3233253-1-eng-US/f0017-142.jpg" title="f0017-14" width="317" height="397"></div><h3>BOSTON 7 at N.Y. ISLANDERS 4</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0017-1557/3233246-1-eng-US/f0017-152.jpg" title="f0017-15" width="317" height="444"></div><h3>PHILADELPHIA 0 at DETROIT 5</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0017-1655/3233239-1-eng-US/f0017-162.jpg" title="f0017-16" width="316" height="346"></div><h3>BUFFALO 1 at ATLANTA 1</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0017-1748/3233232-1-eng-US/f0017-172.jpg" title="f0017-17" width="314" height="251"></div><h3>VANCOUVER 3 at MINNESOTA 3</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0017-1841/3233225-1-eng-US/f0017-182.jpg" title="f0017-18" width="319" height="289"></div><h3>CHICAGO 4 at ST. LOUIS 2</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0017-1934/3233218-1-eng-US/f0017-192.jpg" title="f0017-19" width="313" height="302"></div><h3>CALIFORNIA 2 at PITTSBURGH 5</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0017-2023/3233211-1-eng-US/f0017-202.jpg" title="f0017-20" width="312" height="370"></div><h2>Sun. Oct. 15</h2><h3>TORONTO 2 at BUFFALO 3</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0018-01540/3233204-1-eng-US/f0018-012.jpg" title="f0018-01" width="318" height="270"></div><h3>MINNESOTA 2 at N.Y. RANGERS 6</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0018-02441/3233197-1-eng-US/f0018-022.jpg" title="f0018-02" width="322" height="355"></div><h3>PITTSBURGH 4 at BOSTON 8</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0018-03334/3233190-1-eng-US/f0018-032.jpg" title="f0018-03" width="323" height="484"></div><h3>LOS ANGELES 2 at DETROIT 8</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0018-04255/3233183-1-eng-US/f0018-042.jpg" title="f0018-04" width="322" height="416"></div><h3>ST. LOUIS 3 at CHICAGO 1</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0018-05196/3233176-1-eng-US/f0018-052.jpg" title="f0018-05" width="316" height="286"></div><h3>CALIFORNIA 4 at PHILADELPHIA 1</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0018-06159/3233169-1-eng-US/f0018-062.jpg" title="f0018-06" width="319" height="279"></div> &#9632;

f0017-02

SUMMARIES

<div class="byline">BY JACK BERRY</div>DETROIT&mdash;While Andy Brown tended the nets with the abandon of a stock-car driver (which he is in the offseason) and Gerry Gray shut out the Maple Leafs in Toronto, Detroit Red Wing General Manager Ned Harkness kept shopping for an experienced goalkeeper.And when the 1972-72 National Hockey League season began, Denis DeJordy was in the Detroit goal, Roy Edwards was backup, Brown was down on the farm with the Fort Worth Wings of the CHL and Gray was packed off to the New York Islanders.It was an astonishing change of faces in the Detroit nets but, since Harkness was appointed GM back in January of 1971, nothing should astonish Red Wing fans. Harkness has made more trades, it seems, than half the NHL&rsquo;s general managers combined.There was one rather surprising facet to the latest series of moves, though, and that was the reacquisition of Edwards who wasn&rsquo;t happy when he left Detroit and Red Wing management wasn&rsquo;t happy with him.&ldquo;I hope that for everyone&rsquo;s sake, everyone will let bygones be bygones,&rdquo; Harkness said.Edwards had two good seasons with Detroit when he shared the goal with Roger Crozier but when the job was turned over to him following the trade of Crozier to Buffalo, the pressure became too strong.Add a skull fracture in a. game with St. Louis, when Craig Cameron fell into Edwards and the goalkeeper hit his head against the post, and Edwards&rsquo; Detroit days turned into a nightmare.Edwards then was drafted by Pittsburgh but he walked out on the Penguins several times and didn&rsquo;t fit in their plans this year. Pittsburgh GM Jack Riley gave Detroit and Toronto, also in dire need of experienced goalkeeping, permission to talk to Edwards and he signed with Detroit.The Edwards signing came on the heels of the deal for DeJordy with both coming after the Wings had wound up exhibition play with a 4-3-1 record and Brown and Gray doing all the netminding.Coach Johnny Wilson immediately made the 33-year-old (34 next month) DeJordy the No. 1 goalkeeper and he debuted against the powerful New York Rangers, nearly everyone&rsquo;s pick to unseat Boston in the East Division.Detroit won the game, 5-4, thanks to aggressive forechecking that led to a quick 5-0 lead, but DeJordy wasn&rsquo;t all that impressive in facing 25 shots.Nevertheless, Wilson remembers the 5-foot-9 DeJordy from their stint together with the Los Angeles Kings and liked what he saw then.Back in the days when Glenn Hall reigned supreme in the Chicago Black Hawks nets&mdash;those were the days of iron men goalies and Hall had the most iron&mdash;it was said that the Hawks had a Denis DeJordy on the farm who could play for any NHL team.By the time expansion paved the way for DeJordy to make the NHL, however, he played reasonably well (2.46 and 2.80 goals against averages his first two years with the Hawks) but he didn&rsquo;t set the league on tire.Then Chicago traded him to Los Angeles as part of the deal for Gerry Desjardins. Last season the Kings used him in five games and traded him to Montreal where he appeared in seven games and had a fat 4.51 goals against average.Obviously that will need improvement if the Red Wings are going to move up this season. &#9632;

DeJordy Emerges As No. 1 In Wings’ Goaling Shuffle

(Standings on Tuesday, Oct. 17)<h2>EAST DIVISION</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0018-07136/3233430-1-eng-US/f0018-072.jpg" title="f0018-07" width="288" height="161"></div><h2>WEST DIVISION</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0018-08112/3233423-1-eng-US/f0018-082.jpg" title="f0018-08" width="289" height="167"></div><h2>GAMES COMPLETED</h2><h3>Wed. Oct. 11</h3>Montreal 2 at Toronto 2Vancouver 3 at N.Y. Rangers 5Boston 3 at Detroit 4Los Angeles 3 at Buffalo 7Atlanta 1 at Chicago 4Pittsburgh 5 at St. Louis 2California 2 at Minnesota 5<h3>Thur. Oct. 12</h3>Atlanta 0 at Montreal 3Los Angeles 2 at N.Y. Islanders 3Vancouver 3 at Philadelphia 7<h3>Sat. Oct. 14</h3>N.Y. Rangers 1 at Montreal 6Los Angeles 4 at Toronto 6Boston 7 at N.Y. Islanders 4Philadelphia 0 at Detroit 5Buffalo 1 at Atlanta 1Vancouver 3 at Minnesota 3Chicago 4 at St. Louis 2California 2 at Pittsburgh 5<h3>Sun. Oct. 15</h3>Toronto 2 at Buffalo 3Minnesota 2 at N.Y. Rangers 6Pittsburgh 4 at Boston 8Los Angeles 2 at Detroit 8St. Louis 3 at Chicago 1California 4 at Philadelphia 1<h2>GAMES TO COME</h2><h3>Tues. Oct. 17</h3>Pittsburgh at N.Y. IslandersChicago at Vancouver<h3>Wed. Oct. 18</h3>Montreal at St. LouisPittsburgh at TorontoBoston at N.Y. RangersChicago at CaliforniaPhiladelphia at Los AngelesMinnesota at Atlanta<h3>Thur. Oct. 19</h3>Vancouver at Buffalo<h3>Fri Oct. 20</h3>Philadelphia at California<h3>Sat. Oct. 21</h3>Vancouver at MontrealDetroit at TorontoN.Y. Rangers at N.Y. IslandersBoston at PittsburghBuffalo at St. LouisChicago at Los AngelesAtlanta at Minnesota<h3>Sun. Oct. 22</h3>Montreal at N.Y. RangersToronto at DetroitVancouver at BostonAtlanta at Buffalo<h3>Tues. Oct. 24</h3>Montreal at N.Y. IslandersPittsburgh at VancouverMinnesota at St. LouisCalifornia at Los Angeles<h3>Wed. Oct. 25</h3>Toronto at MinnesotaPhiladelphia at N.Y. RangersBoston at BuffaloAtlanta at California<h3>Thur. Oct. 26</h3>St. Louis at MontrealChicago at BostonDetroit at PhiladelphiaAtlanta at Los Angeles<h3>Fri Oct. 27</h3>Pittsburgh at California &#9632;

f0018-07

NHL SCOREBOARD

<div class="byline">BY JIM HUBER</div>ATLANTA&mdash;Lucien Grenier&rsquo;s face was cooled by the ice as he lay crumpled in the goal mouth, jammed against the back of the net.He did not move as both teams poured from the benches to his aid. A California skater lifted the goal off its posts and the Atlanta trainers quickly knelt over Grenier&rsquo;s twisted body.&ldquo;I thought he had broken his neck.&rdquo; said Flames&rsquo; trainer Norm Mackie later. &ldquo;The way he went in there. I was sure he had snapped it.&rdquo;<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0019-01520/3233461-1-eng-US/f0019-012.jpg" title="f0019-01" width="152" height="241"><figcaption class="caption-body">Jacques Richard</figcaption></div>Instead, Grenier had slid the final 15 feet with terrific force into the net, snapping his right leg in two places as it hit the goal post. He had been tripped on a breakaway by California&rsquo;s Dick Redmond in the final exhibition game for both clubs.&ldquo;He was our best left winger.&rdquo; mumbled Atlanta coach Bernie Geoffrion later. &ldquo;I just don&rsquo;t know what we&rsquo;re going to do now. I just don&rsquo;t know&hellip;&rdquo;Grenier most certainly will be lost to Atlanta for the season, a crushing blow to the expansion team&rsquo;s hopes. He had been improving every game since joining the club as an expansion draft choice from the Los Angeles Kings.In the previous exhibition game, a 4-3 victory over Pittsburgh. Grenier had scored two goals and added an assist.&ldquo;Now that I&rsquo;m a hero.&rdquo; he had joked afterwards, &ldquo;don&rsquo;t start asking me about my sex life. Just write that I&rsquo;m the greatest, that&rsquo;s all.&rdquo;Now, he is gone and the Flames were desperately trying to fill his skates.The resulting move was to replace Grenier on the left wing with No. 1 amateur choice&mdash;Jacques Richard. Geoffrion had experimented with his fleet young star at that position in the final two pre-season tests and guess paid off in two goals and a couple of assists.&ldquo;I guess he&rsquo;ll be like Guy Lafleur was with us.&rdquo; said a Montreal scout at the Flames-Seals game. &ldquo;Lafleur came out of juniors as a center but played much better his first year on a wing. He&rsquo;ll probably return to center in a year or so.&ldquo;Richard will probably do the same thing.&rdquo;The Flames also toyed with the idea of using former Detroit defenseman Ron Harris at right wing. In his first game at that spot. Harris scored a goal 10 seconds into the first period.But the loss of Grenier will be giving Geoffrion and his staff fits for quite awhile, it appears.ICE SPARKS: Somehow, the word spread that Richard, not Grenier, had broken his leg in the finale. The Flames, upon their return to Atlanta, received&mdash;calls and notes of condolence on the loss of their heralded youngster&hellip;Richard&rsquo;s only problem, however, these days is his lack of English&hellip;He and Geoffrion returned to Atlanta on the same flight. During the entire trip, the Boomer tried to talk Richard into hurrying with his English lessons. &ldquo;The best thing you could do,&rdquo; said Geoffrion. &ldquo;is to get your own cab. tell him where you want to go, and do it yourself. That&rsquo;s how you&rsquo;ll learn the language&rdquo;. They went to the baggage carousel together. A moment later, Geoffrion turned around and&hellip;no Richard. He had the youngster paged, both in French and English, for almost an hour before he finally called Richard&rsquo;s apartment. Richard was there, relaxing, having followed his coach&rsquo;s earlier instructions to the letter&hellip;Several Flames almost didn&rsquo;t make it home after training camp broke. General manager Cliff Fletcher, assistant GM David Poile, trainer Norm Mackie and four players were aboard Eastern Flight 115 out of Montreal when it suddenly tipped sideways in mid-air. An engine had blown and there were some anxious moments before the pilot could return the jet to Montreal&hellip;Atlanta&rsquo;s season ticket sales are reaching an incredible number for a city which has never seen pro hockey before. At last count, over 6.800 had been sold and the first game in the new 15.200-seal Omni was completely sold out on Oct.&mdash;14&hellip; &#9632;

f0019-01

Boomer Fingers Richard To Fill Wing Spot

<div class="byline">BY HARRY KLAFF</div>LONG ISLAND&mdash;One of the weakest links in any expansion club&rsquo;s armor is almost always the lack of an experienced defense, and the first edition of the New York Islanders is no exception. When the squad reported to Peterborough, Ontario for training camp last month, only one veteran blueliner could be found&mdash;Gerry Hart.But Hart ran into big Dale Rolfe of the Rangers in a preseason tune-up at the Nassau Coliseum and came up second-best. As a result of the mishap, Gerry suffered a broken kneecap and will be out for another month if not longer.Although General Manager Bill Torrey had admitted he was looking for a deal to get some more experience as early as June, he was now faced with prospects of certain disaster if he couldn&rsquo;t find a replacement for Hart. After about a week of intensive talks with Detroit&rsquo;s Ned Harkness, Torrey finally consummated a package that would bring Arnie Brown back to New York.To get Brown, the Islanders had to give up veteran goaltender Denis DeJordy, who was counted on heavily to split the net chores with Gerry Desjardins. As a throw-in in the deal, New York picked up young goalie Gerry Gray.&ldquo;There&rsquo;s no doubt he can help this club,&rdquo; said Phil Goyette following the trade. &ldquo;He should be most effective in helping all our kids.&rdquo; Brown has spent nine years in the NHL on both good teams and bad, and his leadership should indeed be an invaluable addition.Brown was considered one of the finest defensive prospects to come along in some time when he was dealt by Toronto to the Rangers in the famous Andy Bathgate deal which also made Rod Seiling and Bob Nevin New York property.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0020-01365/3233492-1-eng-US/f0020-012.jpg" title="f0020-01" width="310" height="541"><figcaption class="caption-body">ARNIE BROWN&hellip;Help For Kids</figcaption></div>For the most part, Arnie was never an all-time favorite at the Garden, but he did have one great year in Ranger blue&mdash;1969-70 when he scored 15 goals. The following season he began to take more chances in the offensive zone and was caught up ice on many occasions. By February of that year he was gone, traded to the Red Wings as part of the Bruce MacGregor package.But if there&rsquo;s one thing Arnie can do with the best of &lsquo;em, it&rsquo;s carrying the puck out of the defensive zone. As it turned out, he was sorely missed when the Islanders met the Atlanta Flames in the season&rsquo;s opener for both expansion clubs. The new arrival was still working out contract arrangements and didn&rsquo;t dress for the game.The Islanders biggest problem that night was bringing the puck out. Each time they tried to carry or pass up ice, the puck would be checked away by the Flames. The Flames in turn showed their inexperience by continually not knowing what to do with the rubber once they retrieved it.Had the Islanders played as poorly against an established club, the game would have been a rout. As it was, New York was fortunate to be in the game, finally losing 3-2. Billy Harris&rsquo; goal at 16:51 of the finale made it interesting, and although they came close, the home club couldn&rsquo;t find the equalizer.Although he couldn&rsquo;t be faulted on any of the Atlanta tallies, goaltender Gerry Desjardins felt he hadn&rsquo;t played his best. &ldquo;I wasn&rsquo;t happy with the way I played,&rdquo; he reported. &ldquo;I think I should have had a couple of them, but it&rsquo;s a game of mistakes.&rdquo;Counting the pre-season schedule, the Islanders have now played the equally-new Flames four times and have only a tie to show for their efforts.&ldquo;I hope this thing doesn&rsquo;t become something like the Rangers&rsquo; problem with Boston.&rdquo; said Desjardins. &ldquo;I still think we have it all over them, but we can&rsquo;t seem to beat them.&rdquo; The Islanders will have to wait until November 16th when they travel to Dixie to prove their point.ISLAND BRIEFS: For those who treasure such data, here are the &ldquo;Famous Firsts&rdquo; for the Nassau Coliseum: First Faceoff&mdash;Dave Hudson of Islanders beat Larry Romanchych on the draw. First Goal Atlanta&rsquo;s Morris Stefaniew, assisted by Lew Morrison at 12:48 of the 1st. First penalty&mdash;Atlanta&rsquo;s Randy Manery for hooking at 11:13 of 1st. First flop&mdash;Islanders&rsquo; Germain Gagnon dumped by Romanchych at 47 sec. of 1st. First shot on goal&mdash;Atlanta&rsquo;s Ernie Hicke at 1:35 of 1st (Islanders didn&rsquo;t get their first shot until 10:10 on a backhand by Craig Cameron). &#9632;

f0020-01

Islanders’ Defense Lacking

Joe Starkey is the new voice of the California Seals.Len C. Smith, station manager for Radio KEEN (1370 am) in San Jose made the announcement.&ldquo;Keen Radio is pleased to sign Joe Starkey as sports director and play-by-play announcer for the California Golden Seals hockey broadcasts throughout the 1972-73 season.&ldquo;Joe Starkey has extensive knowledge of hockey having played and coached the sport for 10 years while living in Chicago. He had early broadcast training with WBBM radio and TV, the Chicago CBS station. He has also furnished sport spots for Channel 44 in San Francisco and last season he broadcast the University of San Francisco&rsquo;s Basketball games.&rdquo;Starkey is 31 years old and lives with his wife, Diane, and their two sons Jimmy 3 1/2 and Danny 1, in Walnut Creek.Terry Ficorelli, who last season handled the play-by-play for the Muskegon Mohawks will join the Flint Generals&rsquo; broadcast team this season. Terry, who broadcast the Michigan State hockey games for three seasons will work with Carl Robertson who has been the voice of the Generals the past three seasons. The entire road schedule and the third period of the home schedule will be broadcast on WKMF (1470).Bob Kobel of WJRT-TV will again handle the color commentary on the Generals&rsquo; TV games.Radio Station WCOD-FM will broadcast the entire 37-game home schedule of the new Cape Cod Cubs hockey team, plus a selected number of road games, it was jointly announced by Cubs&rsquo; President Richard J. Terrio and WCOD President Dana M. Kott.&ldquo;We at WCOD are delighted to have secured the rights to Cubs&rsquo; hockey,&rdquo; said Kott. &ldquo;Every Cubs&rsquo; home game and a significant number of away games from other Eastern Hockey League cities will be carried throughout the 1972-73 season.&ldquo;The enthusiasm and excitement being generated by the Cubs is simply astonishing, and WCOD is proud to be able to play a part in bringing hockey to Cape Cod.&rdquo;Joining WCOD as Cubs&rsquo; playby-play announcer will be 25-year-old Jon Wetterlow of Manchester, Mass., a 1969 graduate of Colgate University with considerable experience as a hockey broadcaster on the high school, collegiate and professional levels.Wetterlow, who previously aired Boston University hockey for WBUR, Boston, and Syracuse Blazers hockey for WFBL, Syracuse, N.Y., has served as sports director for WESX in Salem, Mass., for the past two years.Des Moines Capitols&rsquo; General Manager Ken Wilson and KWKY Radio Station Manager Walt Martel have jointly announced the radio broadcasting schedule for the upcoming International Hockey League season.For the first time in the history of Des Moines hockey, the Capitols will be broadcasting all their home games. This is a reverse from previous seasons when all the road games were carried on radio.The hockey broadcasts will originate live from the Des Moines Arena over KWKY-AM 1150. Paul Viglianti, Capitols publicity director. will provide all the play-by-play action. &#9632;

RADIO TV HAPPENINGS

<div class="byline">BY BILL LIBBY</div>LOS ANGELES&mdash;After opening their sixth season with six straight games on the road, one of their two longest travelling trips of the entire season, the Kings returned for eight straight at home, their longest home stand of the 1972-73 campaign. This season, the Kings will also have other road tours of six, five and four games. And they will also have one home stand of five games and two of four. They have only three home games all of January, but finish with 10 of their 14 games in March at home.The Kings opened the 25-week season in Pittsburgh with a 4-2 loss to the Penguins as Rog Vachon was bombarded with 49 shots. But they bounced back against a better team in Boston with a 4-2 victory over the Bruins the next night as Gary Edwards handled most of 38 shots. This may have been the Kings most impressive victory since their first season. Riddled by WHA raids, the Bruins were out to prove themselves and imposed themselves physically on the Kings, but the Kings were not intimidated and battled back.Behind 1-0, Mike Corrigan and Butch Goring gave the Kings a 2-1 lead in the first period. Boston tied it in the second period. But Serge Bernier put the Kings ahead again in the 12th minute of the third period and, while Boston was mounting a sixman attack, Bill Lesuk stole the puck and netted an empty net goal in the last minute to sew it up. The Kings have had big victories here and there in their history, but never before so early against so good a team. Maybe now they will begin to believe in themselves and new coach Bob Pulford&rsquo;s tough methods.Unsure about five or six fringe players, Pulford entered the season with 22 men, three over the limit. He was dressing some one game, some another, before making decisions on a final cut or perhaps carrying an extra player or two. The first-night roster included three rookies,&mdash;Don Kozak and Vic Venasky (first-year pros)&mdash;and Neil Komadoski (a second-year pro)&mdash;four other players who were not on the team previously&mdash;Doug Volmar, Larry Brown, Barry Long and Terry Harper&mdash;and two who were up awhile in the past&mdash;Jim Peters and Jim Stanfield.The roster:Coalers&mdash;Rog Vachon and Gary Edwards.Defensemen&mdash;Gilles Marotte, Terry Harper, Harry Howell, Paul Curtis, Barry Long, Larry Brown, and Neil Komadoski.Centers&mdash;Juha Widing, Butch Goring, Ralph Backstrom, Vic Venasky, Jim Peters, Jim Stanfield.Right Wings&mdash;Serge Bernier, Mike Corrigan, Doug Volmar, Don Kozak.Left Wings&mdash;Bob Berry, Bill Lesuk, Real Lemieux.Some of the forwards were being tried in different forward positions to fill gaps. In any event, it was a largely-revised roster from last season.With Atlanta and Long Island joining the league, there will be an unfortunately unbalanced schedule. The Kings will meet three teams&mdash;Philadelphia, Pittsburgh and California six times each and the remaining 12 teams five times each. In splitting five games with 12 teams, six will appear in the Forum three times and six two times.Those who will be seen only twice here will be Boston, Toronto, Minnesota, Vancouver, Atlanta and Long Island. The defending Stanley Cup champion Bruins with Bobby Orr and Phil Esposito, a big draw, thus will he seen in L.A. only Nov. 2 and Feb. 24.Curiously, Boston is one place the Kings usually play well although they were blasted, 11-2, in their first visit there last season. However, they tied, 1-1, and won 2-0, in their other visits there last season. With this season&rsquo;s early victory, they became the first team in five years to win two straight there.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0021-01219/3233547-1-eng-US/f0021-012.jpg" title="f0021-01" width="302" height="511"><figcaption class="caption-body">BILL LESUK&hellip;Helped Sink Bruins</figcaption></div> &#9632;

f0021-01

Pulford Tests Overstocked Kings On Road

(Standings on Monday, Oct. 16)<h2>EAST DIVISION</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0022-02170/3233616-1-eng-US/f0022-022.jpg" title="f0022-02" width="288" height="126"></div><h2>WEST DIVISION</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0022-03147/3233609-1-eng-US/f0022-032.jpg" title="f0022-03" width="289" height="130"></div><h2>GAMES COMPLETED</h2><h3>Wed. Oct. 11</h3>Alberta 7 at Ottawa 4Quebec 0 at Cleveland 2<h3>Thur. Oct. 12</h3>Winnipeg 6 at New York 4Chicago 2 at Houston 3Philadelphia 3 at New England 4<h3>Fri. Oct. 13</h3>Houston 3 at Los Angeles 2Winnipeg 4 at Minnesota 3Alberta 0 at Quebec 6New England at Philadelphia (postponed)<h3>Sat. Oct. 14</h3>Alberta 2 at Cleveland 3Ottawa 6 at New York 8<h3>Sun. Oct. 15</h3>Philadelphia 0 at New York 5Alberto 5 at Winnipeg 2Cleveland 7 at Ottawa 5Los Angeles 5 at Houston 1Chicago 2 at Minnesota 3<h2>GAMES TO COME</h2><h3>Mon. Oct. 16</h3>Chicago at New England (Boston Garden)<h3>Tues. Oct. 17</h3>Los Angeles at MinnesotaWinnipeg at AlbertaNew York at ClevelandQuebec at Philadelphia<h3>Wed. Oct. 18</h3>New England at Houston<h3>Thur. Oct. 19</h3>Minnesota at HoustonQuebec at New England (Boston Garden)Chicogo at OttawaPhiladelphia at Los AngelesCleveland at New York<h3>Fri. Oct. 20</h3>Philadelphia at AlbertoMinnesota at Winnipeg<h3>Sat. Oct. 21</h3>Houston at New YorkOttawa at ClevelandNew England at Quebec<h3>Sun. Oct. 22</h3>Ottawa at QuebecMinnesota at New YorkPhiladelphia at WinnipegChicago at Los Angeles<h3>Mon. Oct. 23</h3>Minnesota at New England (Boston Garden)<h3>Tues. Oct. 24</h3>Philadelphia at WinnipegHouston at QuebecNew England at ClevelandChicago at Alberta<h3>Wed. Oct. 25</h3>Ottawa at Los AngelesCleveland at Philadelphia<h3>Thur. Oct. 26</h3>New England at New YorkMinnesota at QuebecOttawa at Houston<h3>Fri. Oct. 27</h3>Los Angeles at PhiladelphiaAlberta at ClevelandChicago at Winnipeg &#9632;

f0022-02

WHA SCOREBOARD

<h2>LOS ANGELES</h2><h3>Goal</h3>GARDNER, GeorgeGILLOW, RussPERREAULT, Bob<h3>Defense</h3>CRASHLEY, BartMacSWEYN, RalphNIEKAMP, JimODROWSKI, GerryWATSON, JimKRUP1CKA, Larda<h3>Center</h3>LEBLANC, J.P.McCASKILL, TedSERVISS, TomSZURA, Joe<h3>R. Wing</h3>BYERS, MikeJONES, BobKRUPICA, PatSLATER, Peter<h3>L Wing</h3>GILMORE, TomHEISKALA, Earl<h2>PHILADELPHIA</h2><h3>Goal</h3>PAILLE, MarcelPARENT, Bernie<h3>Defense</h3>CAMPEAU, RichardCARDIFF, JimHUTCHISON, DaveMOSDELL, WayneMIGNEAULT, JohnPLUMB, RonnieSTACHNIAK, Tom,<h3>Center</h3>CAMPBELL, BrianLACROIX, AndreROULEAU, MikeSANDERSON, Derek<h3>R. Wing</h3>BENNETT, JohnGOLEMBROSKY, FrankLAWSON, DannyMcKENZIE, JohnnyMYERS, MurrayO&rsquo;DONOGHUE, Don<h3>L Wing</h3>HERRIMAN, DonBURGESS, DonPLANTE, MichelSUTHERLAND, SteveVENERUZZO, GaryYOUNG, Bill<h2>QUEBEC</h2><h3>Goal</h3>AUBRY, SergeLEMELIN, Jacques<h3>Defense</h3>BLAIN, JacquesCOTE, AlphonseDESJARDINE, KenLACOMBE, FrankMcNAMARA, MikeTREMBLAY, J.C.<h3>Center</h3>HARVEY, MichelPAYETTE JeanGAUDETTE, Andre<h3>R. Wing</h3>BERGERON, YvesBRIND AMOUR, PierreCARON, AlainGIROUX, RejeanLAROSE, PaulLECLERC, Renold<h3>L Wing</h3>ARCHAMBAULT, MikeGENDRON, Jean-GuyGUINDON, BobGUITE, PierrePARIZEAU, MichelSELBY, Brit<h2>HOUSTON</h2><h3>Goal</h3>McLEOD, DonRUTLEDGE, Wayne<h3>Defense</h3>McCALLUM, DuneKANNAGIESSER, GordSCHELLA, JohnHALE, LarryLAROSE, Ray<h3>Center</h3>HALL, MurrayHOEKSTRA, EdLABOSSIERE, GordLUND, LarryMORTSON, Keke<h3>R. Wing</h3>GRIERSON, DonHARRIS, DukeHUGHES, Frank<h3>L Wing</h3>McDONALD, BrianPOPIEL, PaulSTANFIELD, JackTAYLOR, Ted<h2>NEW ENGLAND</h2>LANDON, BruceSMITH, Al<h3>Defense</h3>BROWN, BobDOREY, JimGREEN, TedHURLEY, PaulJORDAN, RicLEY, RickSELWOOD, Brad<h3>Center</h3>CAFFERY, TerryDANBY, JohnFRENCH, JohnPLEAU, Larry<h3>R. Wing</h3>CAHOON, DonEARL, TomHYNDMAN, MikeSARRAZIN, DickSHEEHY, TimSMITH, GuyWILLIAMS, Tommy<h3>L Wing</h3>AHEARN, KevinCUNNIFF, JohnWEBSTER, Tom<h2>CLEVELAND</h2><h3>Goal</h3>CHEEVERS, GerryWHIDDEN, Bob<h3>Defense</h3>CLEARWATER, RayHANNA, JohnLAPOINTE, JeanMcMasters, JimMULOIN, WayneSHMYR, Paul<h3>Center</h3>BRINDLEY, DougBUCHANAN, RonDILLABOUGH, BobHARDY, JoeKRAKE, SkipPUMPLE, DickWISTE, Jim<h3>R. Wing</h3>ANDREA, PaulHODGSON, TedBROOKS Barry<h3>L Wing</h3>ERICKSON, GrantJARRETT, GarryPINDER, Gerry<h2>MINNESOTA</h2><h3>Goal</h3>CURRAN, MikeMcCARTAN, Jack<h3>Defense</h3>ARBOUR, JohnBALL, TerryMcMAHON, MikePARADISE, DickSANDERS, Frank<h3>Center</h3>ANTONOVICH, MikeHAMPSON, TedJOHNSON, JimRYAN, TerrySPECK, Fred<h3>R. Wing</h3>CHRISTIANSEN, KeithCONNELLY, WayneKLATT, Billy<h3>L Wing</h3>MORRISON, GeorgePEARSON, MelMacMILLAN, BobLILLYHOLM, Ken<h2>ALBERTA</h2><h3>Goal</h3>BROWN, KenNORRIS, Jack<h3>Defense</h3>BAIRD, KenBARRIE, DougCARLYLE, SteveCOTE, RogerFALKENBERG, BobHAMILTON, AlHARKER, DerekWALL, Bob<h3>Center</h3>HARRISON, JimJOYAL, EdMcANEELEY BobPERKINS Ross<h3>R. Wing</h3>ANDERSON, RonBENZELOCK, JimHICKE, BillyPATENAUDE, Rusty<h3>L Wing</h3>CARLIN, BrianFONTEYNE, VaiKASSIAN, DennisWALTERS, RonASHER, John<h2>CHICAGO</h2><h3>Goal</h3>GILL, AndreLELIEVRE, KeithMcLEOD, Jim<h3>Defense</h3>ANDERSON, RonBARBER, ButchCAHAN, LarryMcGLYNN, DickPROCEVIAT, DickVIAU, Pierre<h3>Center</h3>KNIBBS, DarrelPAIEMENT, RosaireSICINSKI, BobWHITLOCK, BobZAINE, Rod<h3>R. Wing</h3>BLANCHETTE, BernardLODBOA, Dan<h3>L Wing</h3>FLEMING, RegGLENWRIGHT, BrianLIDDINGTON, BobMORRIS, RickPOPIEL, Jan<h2>WINNIPEG</h2><h3>Goal</h3>DALEY, JoeWAKELY, Ernie<h3>Defense</h3>ASH, BobCUDDIE, SteveHORNUNG, LarryWOYTOWICH, BobZANUSSI, Joe<h3>Center</h3>BORDELEAU, ChrisBOYER, WallyJOHNSON, DannyRIZZUTO, GarthASMUNDSON, Duke<h3>R. Wing</h3>BEAUDIN, NormBLACK, MiltSUTHERLAND, BillCADLE, Brian<h3>L Wing</h3>HULL, BobbyMcDONALD, AbROUSSEAU, DuneSWENSON, CalGRATTON, Jean<h2>NEW YORK</h2><h3>Goal</h3>DONNELLY, PeterXURT, Gary<h3>Defense</h3>BLOCK, KenDOUGLAS, KentGAUTHIER, JeanOLDS, WallySPEER, BillWILLIS, Hal<h3>Center</h3>FERGUSON, NormLAUGHTON, MikeMORENZ, BrionPEACOSH, GenePERRY, BrianPETERS, GarrySHEEHAN, BobbyWARD, Ron<h3>R. Wing</h3>KENNEDY, JamieRIVERS, WayneWHITE, Alton<h3>L Wing</h3>BRADLEY, BrianREICHMUTH, Craig<h2>OTTAWA</h2><h3>Goal</h3>BINKLEY, LesGRATTON, Gilles<h3>Defense</h3>AMODEO, MikeCUNNINGHAM, RielGIBBONS, BrianMELOFF, ChrisSTEPHENSON, KenWARR, Steve<h3>Center</h3>HUTTON, JohnKIRK, GavinLEDUC, Bob<h3>R. Wing</h3>BOLAND, MikeKING, SteveLYSIONEK, KasMARTIN, TomRILEY, RonSENTES, DickTROTTIER, Guy<h3>L Wing</h3>CARLETON, WayneCHARLEBOIS, BobCLIMIE, RonGIBSON, Jack &#9632;

Starting Lineups For World Hockey Ass. Teams

<div class="byline">BY ED CONRAD</div><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0022-01240/3233578-1-eng-US/f0022-012.jpg" title="f0022-01" width="649" height="944"><figcaption class="caption-body">GERRY CHEEVERS&hellip;Rang Up First Shutout in WHA</figcaption></div>PHILADELPHIA&mdash;Derek Sanderson has taken a lot of the Blazers&rsquo; money, and now he&rsquo;d like to help pay some of it back.Sanderson, a classy center, knows the best way would be to help the Blazers play exciting hockey, therefore filling every one of the 9,200 seats at newly refurbished Civic Center.&ldquo;We&rsquo;re going to have a robust, fighting team,&rdquo; predicts Turk. &lsquo;We&rsquo;ve got nine very solid forwards&hellip;we&rsquo;ve got the best goaltender in the league (Bernie Parent)&hellip;We&rsquo;ve got one super defenseman in Ron Plumb.&rdquo;Sanderson apparently has forgotten his Boston Bruins&rsquo; days in a hurry, especially with reference the Parent, since Gerry Cheevers is also now in the WHA with the Cleveland Crusaders. Cheevers is coming off several outstanding seasons in Boston, one big reason for their Stanley Cups two of the past three years.Some 61 players from the NHL have been signed by the WHA teams. Sanderson, Cheevers, Parent, Bobby Hull, J.C. Tremblay and John McKenzie (the Blazers&rsquo; player coach) were genuine stars.Sanderson, who&rsquo;ll serve as Blazers&rsquo; captain, accepts the new challenge and added responsibility. He insists he&rsquo;ll do whatever needs to be done in order to get the Blazers pointed in the direction of the first WHA championship.For the first few weeks, at least, the Blazers will have to skate without McKenzie who fractured a bone in his arm while banging into a goal post in an exhibition game in Quebec.Therefore, Pie will be strictly a coach for awhile, anxious to do well in his first coaching assignment.One fellow who couldn&rsquo;t wait to see the Blazers take on the New England Whalers in their back-to-back openers (first Boston, then Philly) was Jim Cooper, the Blazers&rsquo; president without whom there would be no franchise in Philadelphia.Unfortunately for Cooper, it didn&rsquo;t happen. The playing surface in the newly furbished Convention Hall in Philadelphia was deemed unsafe and Cooper had the unenviable task of telling 5,000 people in the 9,000&mdash;seat arena that the game was postponed. Irate fans showered Cooper with boos and souvenir hockey pucks passed out to the crowd to commemorate the of occasion.In spite of their ill-fated opener, Cooper insists the Blazers will be exciting because that&rsquo;s how he attempted to put his team together&hellip;with an emphasis on goals rather than defense.&ldquo;My thinking was, I like aggressive, attack-style hockey rather than the defensive-style the expansion teams in the NHL play,&rdquo; commented Cooper.This is how the Blazers may wind playing, particulary if Sanderson is able to come through, and some of it rubs off on a few of his teammates.One thing for sure, Sanderson&rsquo;s multi-million dollar five-year contract isn&rsquo;t going to change his life, he insists.&ldquo;I&rsquo;ve always lived like a millionaire,&rdquo; kidded Turk. &ldquo;Now I can afford it.&rdquo;The first two individual performances to draw raves in the opening WHA games involved Cleveland&rsquo;s Gerry Cheevers and Chris Bordeleau of the Winnipeg Jets.Cheevers had the distinction of being the first goalkeeper in the WHA to register a shutout when he blanaked the Quebec Nordiques 2-0. Bordeleau showed his scoring prowess when he shot four goals past the New York Raiders in their 6-4 romp to spoil the Raiders&rsquo; home debut. &#9632;

f0022-01

Sanderson Ready To Start Paying Big WHA Money Back

<div class="byline">BY ALEX HARDY</div><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0023-02172/3233678-1-eng-US/f0023-022.jpg" title="f0023-02" width="288" height="277"></div>WINNIPEG&mdash;The World Hockey Association gave Bobby Hull $2 million primarily to score goals.But Hull was also hired to coach Winnipeg Jets of the WHA&rsquo;s Western Division and he has been taking the bench role seriously.Hull is thankful for the opportunity to implement his own particular coaching philosophy. And he has some rather definite ideas about coaching, something he&rsquo;s never done before.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0023-01217/3233685-1-eng-US/f0023-012.jpg" title="f0023-01" width="150" height="238"><figcaption class="caption-body">Bobby Hull</figcaption></div>&ldquo;I want guys to think as a unit on the ice&hellip;like the Russians,&rdquo; says Hull. &ldquo;Everything comes easier that way, if wingers come all the way back to get their checks and everybody starts the attack as a unit.&ldquo;You can&rsquo;t throw three goalscorers on one line, either&mdash;unless they&rsquo;re all super stars&mdash;and really make a good line. The problem is finding the combination of guys&hellip;scorers and checkers.&ldquo;I like short, crisp passes, not long passes. We have to control the puck. As long as you have the puck, it&rsquo;ll never be in your net.&rdquo;Hull is also a champion of hard work. &ldquo;When a guy is giving 100 per cent, that&rsquo;s my kind of player. If he&rsquo;s giving that 100 per cent it makes up for what he lacks in fundamentals.&rdquo;Hull&rsquo;s coaching style appears to be succeeding with Jets. Although he was kept personally off the ice awaiting a U.S. court ruling from Philadelphia on his eligibility to play with the WHA, Hull&rsquo;s Winnipeggers have done all right without him in uniform.In their first wo games, the Jets beat New York Raiders 6-4 and Minnesota Fishtine Saints 4-3 with Chris Bordeleau scoring five times in the two contests.Jets&rsquo; defense has shown some weakness, but the netminding is sound, and with Hull on the forward line, Jets should be even more formidable.One thing for certain, Jets will be a freewheeling team. &ldquo;I&rsquo;ll never send one of my players out to do nothing but shadow a rival star,&rdquo; he says. &ldquo;I hope the opposition feels the same way.&rdquo;MINNESOTA&mdash; Fighting Saints won their first three exhibition encounters but dropped their last two badly, which gave their supporters cause for worry. Minnesota has more than its share of college graduates, which allowed the St. Paul-based club to ice a full complement of players in early games. But when opposition clubs began inserting former NHLers into the lineup after Oct. 1, Saints were bombed in their final tuneups. Still, Minnesota has plenty of good talent and will be competitive Rookie Bob MacMillan from the OHA potted two goals in one victory, and longtime U.S. Olympian Keith Christiansen scored the winner in another.CHICAGO&mdash; Cougars were forced to play their first halfdozen regular-season games on the road because of previous commitments in the International Amphitheatre, their 9,000-seat home arena. However, they made certain their first home stand would he an attractive one by scheduling Bobby Hull and his Winnipeg Jets. Cougars installed an ice plant in the amphitheatre and will play primarily Saturday night home dates to avoid conflict with the NHL Black Hawks. Cougars ended the pre-season on a winning note by dumping Minnesota 5-1 as 35-year-old Jim McLeod, who toiled for the Black Hawks two years ago, played well in goal.ALBERTA&mdash; Oiler players recorded two &ldquo;firsts&rdquo; during the exhibition season. Goalie Ken Brown managed the first shutout in a game between two WHA teams as Oilers whipped Los Angeles 4-0. Meanwhile, winger Ron Anderson got the first hat trick in a win over Winnipeg. Alberta dropped its initial exhibition to Los Angeles, 4-3, in a game that ended in a riot, but bounced back to win its final three as veteran stars Billy Hicke, Ed Joyal, Vai Fonteyne and Bob Wall started to round into shape. Hicke shed 18 pounds between the start of training camp and Oilers&rsquo; first game against Ottawa Nationals Oct. 11. That contest was televised nationally in Canada. Anderson led Oiler goal scorers during the exhibition slate with five.LOS ANGELES: Sharks&rsquo; rough play during pre-season was a sore point. After small riots in their first two games, Winnipeg owner Ben Hatskin cabled WHA president Gary Davidson about the Shark players&rsquo; conduct and demanded a clean-up. Fines followed, the league office warned all clubs, and referees immediately began clamping down. Sharks boast the biggest, toughest team in pro hockey. They also claim the biggest single line&mdash;or at least one that equals Boston&rsquo;s Phil Esposito, Wayne Cashman and Ken Hodge. It comprises three minor league grads. Earl Heiskala (6-1, 185), Bill Young (6-2, 195) and Bobby Jones (6-1, 195). Captain Ted McCaskill was fined after firing a puck at referee Bob Sloan, then charging the referee after he was ejected from the game. Sharks also unleashed Jim Niekamp and Steve Sutherland, both of whom had over 200 minutes in penalties last year. They also feature the WHA&rsquo;s only Czechoslovakianborn player, Larda Krupicka, a slick young defenseman who defected to North America in 1969. With this combination, they sold out far in advance for their first home game.HOUSTON: In Texas they do everything big, and hence it was only fitting that the Aeros should have completely remodelled Sam Houston Coliseum in downtown Houston. Members of the exclusive &ldquo;Blueline Club&rdquo; had individual hostesses for beverage and food orders, plus nameplates adorning their box seats, at their home opener Oct. 12. The hockey club is also big, both in size and performance at the close of the exhibition season, Aeros blasted Minnesota 8-1 as leading veterans Murray Hall and Ed Hoekstra each scored twice. Coach Bill Dineen signed a coterie of hardened veterans he had previously played with and knew well, and the early results were impressive. The defense is one of the WHA&rsquo;s staunchest.<h2>WHA&rsquo;s Top Point Men</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0023-03134/3233671-1-eng-US/f0023-032.jpg" title="f0023-03" width="246" height="238"><figcaption class="caption-body">RON WARD</figcaption></div> &#9632;

f0023-02

Hull Has Own Coaching Plan As Jets Fly In League Debut

<div class="byline">BY JOHN ARNOLD</div><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0024-01221/3233852-1-eng-US/f0024-012.jpg" title="f0024-01" width="420" height="557"></div><h2>SOLUTION IN NOVEMBER 3 ISSUE</h2><h3>ACROSS</h3>1&mdash;Pictured player answers to name Mike.5&mdash;Detroit coaches brother.7&mdash;Pictured player played junior in this league.8&mdash;Former Hawk forward.9&mdash;Former Penguin farmhand.11&mdash;NHL right winger.12&mdash;To make mistakes.13&mdash;Period of time.15&mdash;Initials of one of the Blues.16&mdash;Nothing.17&mdash;A WHL coach, (init.)18&mdash;Attended Montreal training camp.23&mdash;Exclamation.24&mdash;Either.26&mdash;Injured Ranger.29&mdash;Each. (abbr).30&mdash;First name of one of the Bruins.31&mdash;Initials of one of the Red Wings.32&mdash;Former Vancouver defenseman.<h3>DOWN</h3>1&mdash;A Sabre forward.2&mdash;Wears No. 6 for Montreal.3&mdash;Tonys&rsquo; brother.4&mdash;Former Vezina trophy winner.5&mdash;This score will win in golf.6&mdash;New York Islander forward.8&mdash;An ex-Black Hawk forward.10&mdash;Long Island, (abbr.)14&mdash;Initials of a U.S. State.15&mdash;Short for first name of an NHL General Manager.17&mdash;One of the Red Wings answers to this.19&mdash;Girls name.20&mdash;Number of goals scored by Bert Marshall last season.21&mdash;Pronoun.22&mdash;Picard answers to this.25&mdash;One of the Blues answers to this.27&mdash;Initials of former NHLer Duff.28&mdash;Pronoun.<h2>LAST WEEK&rsquo;S ANSWERS</h2><h3>Across</h3>1&mdash;HECTOR.6&mdash;RE.8&mdash;AWREY.10&mdash;RON.12&mdash;VAL14&mdash;P.R.15&mdash;PETER.16&mdash;EV.17&mdash;SB.18&mdash;RAN.20&mdash;OP22&mdash;IE23&mdash;U.E25&mdash;ART.26&mdash;HUTS.30&mdash;MOSIENKO.32&mdash;LEO.34&mdash;TIE<h3>Down</h3>1&mdash;HARPER.2&mdash;CAN.3&mdash;T.W.4&mdash;OREE5&mdash;RE7&mdash;EEL9&mdash;YVES.11&mdash;OR VAL13&mdash;ARBOUR19&mdash;NEILSON.21&mdash;PETE24&mdash;EHMAN25&mdash;ANKLE27&mdash;1028&mdash;T.L29&mdash;SEPT.31&mdash;O.E33&mdash;OO. &#9632;

f0024-01

HOCKEY CROSSWORD

<div class="byline">BY HANS TANNER</div><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0025-0560/3233904-1-eng-US/f0025-052.jpg" title="f0025-05" width="652" height="735"><figcaption class="caption-body">Defenseman DICK MATTIUSSI gets assistance from Reds&rsquo; trainer ROCKY BAILEY as he shows off the &lsquo;new look&rsquo; in toggery for the Providence Reds. New sweater insignia and Ranger-style uniforms are all part of club&rsquo;s revitalization program this season.</figcaption></div>LOUISVILLE SLUGGERHOCKEY STICKSMade in Canada by HILLERICH & BRADSBY LTD Arnold Street. Wallaceburg. Ontario Sold in U.S. and CanadaLOUISVILLE SLUGGERHOCKEY STICKSMade in Canada by HILLERICH & BRADSBY. LTD Arnold Street. Wallaceburg. Ontario Sold in U.S. and CanadaROCHESTER&mdash;When Kelly lowered the boom in past pro trials, it was with his fists.It was the toughness of Bob (Battleship) Kelly that general manager-coach Don Cherry of the Rochester Americans always liked.When the Amerks became home&mdash;owned this season following their purchase from the Vancouver Canucks, Cherry was given the difficult task of assembling an American Hockey League team from scratch.<div class="container"><div class="figure-block image-float"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0025-01179/3233911-1-eng-US/f0025-012.jpg" title="f0025-01" width="142" height="243"><figcaption class="caption-body" style="width: 142px">Bob Kelly</figcaption></div>With the formation of the World Hockey Association and the expansion of the National League, the timing wasn&rsquo;t the best.Cherry sat down and made a list of players he&rsquo;d like to have and he thought might be obtainable. Heading the list was Kelly, although Cherry didn&rsquo;t even know who owned him at the time.During a tour of National League training camps, Cherry spotted Kelly with the New York Rangers. And by the time the season opened, the Amerks had purchased Kelly from the Rangers.I didn&rsquo;t take the 6-2, 185-pounder long to begin paying dividends, either&mdash;but he did it in an unexpected way.After losing their opener, 7-3, here to Providence, Rochester played Cleveland. Kelly scored a goal at the five-minute mark of the second period as he turned and whipped home a shot when linemate Herman Karp controlled a faceoff deep in the Cleveland end. Kelly shoved a loose puck over the line at 10:39 of the same period. And Kelly intercepted a Baron pass, moved in on left wing and zinged in the clincher at 13:44 of the finale in a 4-2 Amerk victory.He had scored three goals in 29 minutes of play.Bob Kelly went into that game with 92 previous AHL games under his belt. His goal output for them? Three.Kelly didn&rsquo;t pick up a penalty in the first two Amerk games, but he had a reason. He badly bruised his right hand in a fracas during a scrimmage against Charlotte of the Eastern League two days before the opener.&ldquo;Besides, I&rsquo;m a little older now&hellip;so maybe I&rsquo;m a little smarter,&rdquo; says the 26-year-old who holds the International League record for penalty minutes in a single game with 42 set New Year&rsquo;s Eve in 1967.&ldquo;I&rsquo;d like to score 30 goals this season. I know I never scored much before, but last year I had three goals in nine Central League games and 26 in 55 games for Des Moines in the IHL. so I can put the puck in the net.CLEVELAND: The Barons, picked to finish last in the Western Division this season, startled everyone (except themselves and manager-coach Johnny Muckier) by opening the season with a tie in Nova Scotia and a victory in Boston.&ldquo;We should have won both of them,&rdquo; Muckier said later. &ldquo;We had taken a 2-0 lead and just after our second goal, they shot the puck from the point. It caromed off the skate of a Nova Scotia player and into the net. Then, on the tying goal, their man was late coming in on the play and actually was trapped. But a shot hit our defenseman and popped right to the guy coming in late and he scored It finished 2-2.&rdquo;The game in Boston was different. The Barons fell behind 2-0 after one period and 3-1 after&rsquo; two. But they exploded for four in the third period to win.&ldquo;I think our kids were awed by being in Boston Garden,&rdquo; Muckier said. &ldquo;But we finally loosened up and won.NOVA SCOTIA: Tony Featherstone and Murray Anderson, both members of last season&rsquo;s Calder Cup champion Voyageurs, returned to club after failing to earn spots with New York Islanders of National League.Coach Al MacNeil says Ander-&rsquo; son is as smart a player as there is in the AHL. &ldquo;And he can play anywhere&hellip;I&rsquo;ll use him at defense when I need him there and play him up front when I need him there,&rdquo; says MacNeil.Goalie Michel Deguise waited and waited and waited to play for the Vees last season. But with Michel Plasse and Wayne Thomas doing a great job, Deguise got into only two games.But both Thomas and Plasse were still with the parent Montreal Canadiens when this season opened, so Deguise figured to get his chance. Three days before the opening game he twisted an ankle and was sidelined for about two WPPkQCINCINNATI: Jack Surbey&rsquo;s professional debut didn&rsquo;t last too long. The 5-10, 165-pounder from Loyola University in Montreal played defense for the Swords in their Oct. 8 opener against Providence.At 12:22 of the first period he was given a penalty for slashing. Surbey disagreed with referee Bob Myers to the point he was hit with a 10-minute misconduct. And he went further&mdash;all the way to a game misconduct.Seeing No. 17 getting the heave-ho by the referee was a familiar sight for Cincinnati fans, however. That was the number worn by Rick Dudley last year, and he was tossed out a few times.The Swords drew only 2,783 fans for the home opener, but officials were satisfied. They said the dollar income was much greater than last year when 2,100 showed up. And the same day the Swords opened at home, the football Bengals were at home and the baseball Reds were on television from Pittsburgh.Coach Floyd Smith gave his skaters the next day off and many of the Swords attended their first major league baseball game&mdash;watching the Pirates beat the Reds. 3-2.</div><div style="clear: both;"></div><h2>HOW THEY STAND</h2><h3>AMERICAN LEAGUE</h3>(Standings on Tue. Oct. 17)<h3>EASTERN DIVISION</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0025-02123/3233897-1-eng-US/f0025-022.jpg" title="f0025-02" width="311" height="97"></div><h3>WESTERN DIVISION</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0025-0390/3233890-1-eng-US/f0025-032.jpg" title="f0025-03" width="311" height="99"></div>(Affiliations: 1&mdash;Montreal. 2. Detroit. 3. Boston 4. N.Y. Rangers. 7. Los Angeles. 8. Pittsburgh 9. California. 10. Philadelphia 11. Minnesota 14. Buffalo 15. N.Y. Islanders).<h3>GAMES COMPLETED</h3>Tues. Oct. 10Hershey 60 at Boston 2Baltimore 2 at Nova Scotia 6Wed. Oct. 11Providence 4 at Cleveland 2New Havena 1 at Richmond 2Fri. Oct. 13Providence 9 at Richmond 3Novo Scotia 3 at Rochester 5Boston 10 at Springfield 5New Haven 1 at Virginia 4Sat. Oct. 14Virginia 5 at Baltimore 7Rochester 3 at Boston 6Cincinnati 4 at Cleveland 3New Haven 5 at Hershey 3Nova Scotia 7 at Springfield 2Sun. Oct. 15Cleveland 3 at Cincinnati 5Boston 1 at Rochester 4Providence 5 at Virginio 3<h3>GAMES TO COME</h3>Tues. Oct. 17Providence at BaltimoreRichmond at Nova ScotiaWed. Oct. 18Boston at New HavenThurs. Oct. 19New Haven at Nova ScotiaFri, Oct. 20Richmond at RochesterCincinnati at Virginia (Norfolk Scope)Sat. Oct. 21New Haven at Cleveland (Afternoon)Cincinnati at HersheyRichmond at SpringfieldSun. Oct. 22Hershey at CincinnatiRichmond at New HavenProvidence at Nova ScotiaBaltimore at RochesterCleveland at Virginia (Hampton Roads)Tues. Oct. 24Richmond at BostonProvidence at Novo ScotiaWed. Oct. 25Cleveland at BaltimoreProvidence at New HavenVirginia at RichmondThur. Oct. 26Virginia at CincinnatiFri. Oct. 27Virginia at ClevelandNovo Scotio at RochesterNew Haven at Springfield<h3>LEADING SCORERS</h3>(Including games of Sun. Oct. 8)<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0025-0467/3233883-1-eng-US/f0025-042.jpg" title="f0025-04" width="316" height="167"></div> &#9632;

f0025-05

Vet Helps Amerks Pull Surprise Start

WEST SPRINGFIELD&mdash;Baltimore&rsquo;s Marc Dufour registered the first hat trick of the AHL season turning the trick against his old team, the Springfield Kings. Dufour&rsquo;s goals enabled the Clippers to tie the Kings. 3-3&hellip;John Adams of Boston chalked up the first shutout of the season as he slammed the door on the Richmond Robins&hellip;Robert (Battleship) Kelly also had a hat-trick during last week&rsquo;s abbreviated schedule&hellip;Kelly, wearing the Rochester American colors, this year appears more anxious to score goals than he did as a member of the Providence Reds a couple of years back when he earned the nickname Battleship. He scored three of the American&rsquo;s four goals in their victory over Cleveland&hellip;Jack Surbey of Cincinnati took the early lead in penalties with 22 minutes in one game. &#9632;

Clipper Nets First ‘Hat’

<h2>HERSHEY</h2><h3>Goal</h3>Cam NewtonPaul HogansonDon Atchison<h3>Defense</h3>Joe NorisYvon LabreRalph KellerJim PearsonGerry MetheJean-Guy LagaceLarry Bignell<h3>Forwards</h3>Robin BurnsBrian McKenzieHank NowakRon SnellBrian WalkerTed SnellHugh HarveyLarry KlewchukGil GilbertBob FitchnerBernie LukowichJim HrycuikJim WileyJay Babcock<h2>CLEVELAND</h2><h3>Goal</h3>Fern RivardPete Sears<h3>Defense</h3>Jim McElmuryBruce McIntoshGary GeldartDennis Patterson<h3>Forwards</h3>Dennis GianniniStu IrvingSteve WestGary GambucciMike ChernoffPierre LeblancRod NorrishTerry HolbrookBarrie Meissner<h2>SPRINGFIELD</h2><h3>Goal</h3>Bob VromanBernie Germain<h3>Defense</h3>Byron BaltimoreAl BeauleJohn DobieBrian EricksonWayne LachanceMike Keeler<h3>Forwards</h3>Doug BuhrWayne CherneckiNormand DubeRon DussiaumePhil HoeneGlen TonerMike UsitaloRoss WebleyScott SeagristBob PoffenrothJohn HealeyNorm ParkWayne SchultzRandy Miller<h2>BALTIMORE</h2><h3>Goal</h3>Jim ShawKen LockettJohn Voss<h3>Defense</h3>Jim MorrisonWally ChevrierJimmy Jones<h3>Forwards</h3>Jim BartlettBob RivardNorm ArmstrongMarc DufourBrian MurphyHowie MenardGary SwainTom CassidyTony GoeganRudy Molinaro<h2>VIRGINIA</h2><h3>Goal</h3>George HulmeDoug Grant<h3>Defense</h3>Lee CarpenterBarry SalovaaraRon SimpsonMike FordAl McLeodBrian Skinner<h3>Forwards</h3>Robbie FtorekBob CookRandy SokollArt StrattonBrian WattsHerb BoxerNels DebenedetBrian McCutcheonRick McCannAl Genovy<h2>NEW HAVEN</h2><h3>Goal</h3>Glenn ReschRay Gibbs<h3>Defense</h3>Neil NicholsonDave PulkkinenRene LevasseurEmery JohnsonKen McPhail<h3>Forwards</h3>Connie ForeyBob NystromErvie MillerRichard GrenierGary HowattDerek BlackTom SteevesVic TealDave ConteDerek KuntzYvan Rolando<h2>NOVA SCOTIA</h2><h3>Goal</h3>Michel LarocqueMichel DeguiseGary Doyle<h3>Defense</h3>John Van BoxmeerMurray FlegelLen CunningGregg HubikBob MurrayLarry Robinson<h3>Forwards</h3>Dave GardnerYvon LambertGary FordMickey OjaRandy RotaRoss ButlerEddie GilbertPete SullivanGuy DelparteLarry FullanJean LosierMurray WilsonJohn StewartTony Featherstone<h2>RICHMOND</h2><h3>Goal</h3>Michel BelhumeurRoger Kosar<h3>Defense</h3>Rick FoleyRoger PelletierDon McCullochJim WatsonYvan BilodeauGlen Irwin<h3>Forwards</h3>Orest KindrachukBill BarberRene DroletDan SchockAlan McAdamBob HurlburtPierre PlanteFrank SpringGary MacMillanBob Currier<h2>CINCINNATI</h2><h3>Goal</h3>Rocky FarrRay ReesonGary Bromley<h3>Defense</h3>Jack TaggartHap MyersJack Surbey<h3>Forwards</h3>Doug RomboughJim NicholsHugh HarrisMurray KuntzJack RathwellJohn GouldJoe RobertsonBilly InglisFrank RichardsonSteve Richardson<h2>PROVIDENCE</h2><h3>Goal</h3>Wayne WoodRick Charron<h3>Defense</h3>Bob LePageJerry LecompteRandy LeggeLawrence SacharukDick MattiussiClaude HoudeGuy ProvostLarry O&rsquo;Connor<h3>Forwards</h3>Steve AndrascikTommy WilliamsDoug KeelerGerry ButlerRon GarwasiukAndre PeloffyBert WilsonBilly KnibbsGerry TeepleRene VillemureBill HeindlDoug Horbul<h2>ROCHESTER</h2><h3>Goal</h3>Lynn ZimmermanGaye Cooley<h3>Defense</h3>Rick PagnuttiBob MalcolmWayne MorusykRon FogelJohn Bednarski<h3>Forwards</h3>Bob KellyBob EllettBarry MerrellBob CraigRod GrahamLarry McKillopHerman KarpGerry SillersGuy BurrowesEugene SobchukDave Hrechosky<h2>BOSTON</h2><h3>Goal</h3>John AdamsDon Wallis<h3>Defense</h3>Wayne ElderRay FortinKerry BondTerry WingRon JonesHerb Howdle<h3>Forwards</h3>Mike BloomRon BoehmGregg SheppardChris HayesKen DavidsonChris OddliefsonBob GrypCraig SarnerKerry BondRon AndersonSteve StirlingRichard LeducNeil MurphyNeil Clairmont &#9632;

American League’s Starting Teams

<div class="byline">BY GREG FARLEY</div><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0026-02137/3233942-1-eng-US/f0026-022.jpg" title="f0026-02" width="311" height="325"><figcaption class="caption-body">GLENN RESCH&hellip;Impressived Debut</figcaption></div>NEW HAVEN&mdash;One of the lone bright spots in the early season misfortunes of the Nighthawks has been the strong play of goaltender Glenn Resch.Resch was dispatched to the New York Islanders along with Denis DeJordy, Tony Featherstone. Murray Anderson and Alex Campbell by Montreal in a straight cash and other considerations transaction last June, and the Islanders subsequently assigned him to their AHL affiliate as the understudy to number one Nighthawk goaler Billy Smith.<div class="container"><div class="figure-block image-float"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0026-01186/3233949-1-eng-US/f0026-012.jpg" title="f0026-01" width="144" height="253"><figcaption class="caption-body" style="width: 144px">Bob Vroman</figcaption></div>Smith, however, was recalled by the parent club just hours before the Nighthawks&rsquo; opener with Springfield, and Resch was suddenly elevated to the No. 1 role.&ldquo;Naturally I was surprised at the turn of events,&rdquo; related Glenn,&rdquo; but I thought I was ready. Looking back on it, though. I think I might have been just a bit nervous.&rdquo;Resch played superbly for two periods before succumbing to a four goal King assault in the final stanza and a 7-4 loss.In his next start, a heartbreaking 2-1 loss to the Baltimore Clippers, Glenn was nothing short of brilliant, however, as Nighthawk general manager-coach Parker MacDonald pointed out.&ldquo;Glenn has done a heckuva job for us.&rdquo; insisted Parker. &ldquo;He kept us in that Baltimore game with some terrific saves, and our guys tried their darndest to pull it out for him at the end. hut their guy (Ken Lockett) was just too tough.&rdquo;Nor was MacDonald overly-disturbed with Glenn&rsquo;s performance in the Springfield disappointment.&ldquo;I&rsquo;m sure he was a little jittery&mdash;we all were.&rdquo; reasoned the Hawk mentor. &ldquo;Don&rsquo;t forget, it was our first game, and being at home before that big crowd didn&rsquo;t make things any easier.&ldquo;Not only that, it was Glenn&rsquo;s first start in the AHL. and I think he did a good job under the circumstances. We just came up with a flat third period and let the Kings skate rings around us.&rdquo;Resch joined the Muskegon Mohawks of the International League last year from the University of Minnesota at Duluth, where he served as team captain.After a shaky start during which Muskegon gen-mgr. Jerry DeLise actually ordered Resch&mdash;benched in favor of an Eastern League replacement (Dave Hain sworth). Glenn responded with a torrid second half to lead the league in shutouts (four), share rookie-of-the-year honors, receive first team All Star selection, and secure the Norris Memorial Trophy as the league&rsquo;s top netminder.&ldquo;I was pleased with the way things turned out even though we lost to Port Huron in the finals.&rdquo; Glenn admitted, &ldquo;but that&rsquo;s all behind me now.&ldquo;There&rsquo;s a world of difference between that league and this one,&rdquo; he continued, &ldquo;and it&rsquo;s esssential that I make the adjustment as soon as possible if I plan to stay around here for awhile.SPRINGFIELD&mdash;The Kings emergence as division front runners in the early going has been spearheaded by Bob Vroman&rsquo;s goaltending, Scott Seagrist&rsquo;s hot scoring run and the play-making of Ron Dussiaume&hellip;&hellip;The defensive corps has been bolstered by the performances of holdovers Wavne Lachance and Mike Keeler, who have instilled a needed supply of finesse and muscle into the Kings&rsquo; blueline crew&hellip;. Jerry Toppazzini has assembled a formidable lineup in his short time at the helm and appears destined to a be a leading candidate for coach-of-the-year honors&hellip;. The Kings entertain Richmond Saturday evening then welcome New Haven and Rochester next weekend following a five day respite.PROVIDENCE&mdash;Coach Larry Popein has been dissatisfied with the Reds&rsquo; defensive play in recent games, but expects things will tighten up considerably when the team returns home in two weeks for a series of home games at the new Civic Center&hellip;. &lsquo;Gerry Teeple and Billy Heindl have been two of the more impressive Reds&rsquo; forwards, and both are being counted on as top scorers&hellip;. The Reds&rsquo; power play has been sputtering and faces revision by Popein barring marked improvement&hellip;. Bob &ldquo;Battleship&rdquo; Kelly, ex-Red crowd-pleaser now with Rochester, sank the Barons, 4-2, with his first career hat trick recently The Reds&rsquo; road junket continues this weekend with a pair of engagements at the Vovageurs&rsquo; Halifax snake pit and concludes next Wednesday night in New Haven&hellip;. An eight day layoff precedes the November 3rd home opener against Virginia.BOSTON&mdash;Goalie John Adams had a relatively easy night in recording his first AHL shutout, a 3-0 whitewashing of the Robins at Richmond, as his teammates unloaded a 46 shot barrage on the Richmond goal&hellip;. Coach Bep Guidolin is toying with the idea of icing an all-Boston University line consisting of Steve Stirling between Bob Gryp at left wing and Ron Anderson on the right side&hellip;.</div><div style="clear: both;"> &#9632;</div>

f0026-02

Hawks’ Rookie Goaler Hot

<div class="byline">BY JERRY LINDQUIST</div>RICHMOND&mdash;It was not the best of all preseason schedules for the Richmond Robins but then there were mitigating circumstances.New coach Larry Wilson had to make do without his regular lineup until the seventh and final exhibition game in which the Robins defeated the Philadelphia Flyers (5-2) for their only victory. They tied two.The fortunes of a farm team are reflected by the success or failure of the parent club. In this case. Wilson had to wait as patiently as he could while the Flyers sorted out a myriad of players invited to their Ottawa training camp.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0027-01169/3234028-1-eng-US/f0027-012.jpg" title="f0027-01" width="153" height="241"><figcaption class="caption-body">Rick Foley</figcaption></div>As it turned out. the Flyers&rsquo; brass waited even longer. To be more specific, Wilson wasn&rsquo;t handed his official entry until four days before the American Hockey League season&rsquo;s start.How good a team it is remains to be seen although hopes are high, and Wilson would like to think the prediction of a thirdplace finish in the Western Division is a bit stingy. The Robins could be a lot better than that.Goaltending is superb, starting with Michel Belhumeur who was second-team All-AHL (2.26) a season ago. He&rsquo;s backed by Roger Kosar. the Eastern Hockey League&rsquo;s Rookie of the Year (Southern Division).The Robins are a blend of youth and experience. They are particularly strong down the middle where leading scorer Rene Drolet (61 points) returns. Also at center are Orest Kindrachuk and Bill Barber, the Flyers&rsquo; No. 1 amateur draft choice.On left wing, Wilson has Danny Schock, a 24-goal man; No. 4 amateur pick Alan McAdam. and holdover Bob Hurlburt. Right wingers are Pierre Plante. Frank Spring, newcomer Gary MacMillan, and Bob Currier.Seven-season professional veteran Roger Pelletier anchors the defense which includes last year&rsquo;s most improved performer. Don McCulloch. A surprise addition was Rick Foley. Also defending along the backline are No. 3 draft pick Jim Watson as well as Yvon Bilodeau and Glen Irwin, both of whom saw limited service with the Robins last year.&ldquo;We&rsquo;re shooting for the top spot.&rdquo; Wilson said.HERSHEY&mdash;Atlanta coach Bernie (Boom Boom) Geoffrion came away impressed with the young Hershey Bears squad after his Flames scored a come-from-behind 4-3 win on goals by Jacques Richard and Noel Price in the final four minutes of play in the exhibition game. &ldquo;Hershey has a hustling club.&rdquo; said Geoffrion. &ldquo;They carried the play right to us. Frank Mathers is doing a good job with the kids and they should be a strong team in the American League.&rdquo;Mathers&rsquo;, first player cut saw Dan Bosher. Al MacKenzie, Mark Weinstein and Doug Manchak shipped to Ft. Wayne of the International League. Goalie Paul Hoganson was impressive in four exhibition games, allowing only three goals. &ldquo;Hoganson has looked very good.&rdquo; said Mathers. &ldquo;He played exceptionally well against Atlanta. The only goal they got against him was a flukey one.&rdquo; &lsquo;Here&rsquo;s how the Bears&rsquo; roster was for the opener, goalers Hoganson and Cam Newton, Yvon Labre, Ralph Keller, Jim Pearson, Gerry Met he. Jean-Guy Lagace, all defensemen, Robin Burns, Hank Nowak, Brian McKenzie. Ron Snell. Brian Walker, Ted Snell. Hugh Harvey. Larry Klewchuk, Gil Gilbert. Bob Birdsell. Bernie Lukowich, Jay Babcock, forwards.BALTIMORE&mdash;Coach Terry Reardon is still staying close to the phone, hoping some of the major league clubs will call and send along a few hands. The Atlanta Flames sent in goalie Jim Shaw, who had a standout AHL Calder Cup playoff series last spring (2.70 average in 16 games). Atlanta have hung on to Dannv Bouchard and Phil Myre as its goalies. Reardon needs helps on defense and also up front where a big gap was left by the defection to the WHA of John French. Joe Szura and Dune Rousseau. Howie Menard, who scored 23 goals for the Clippers last season, returned from the California Seals.VIRGINIA&mdash;Barry Salovaara. Lee Carpenter, and Charlie Shaw are among the club&rsquo;s returnees on defense, but coach Doug Barkley&rsquo;s outfit is an unknown quality at this stage. Up front such standouts as Tom Gilmore. Rick Sentes. Ron Walters. Tom Martin. Bill Sutherland and Ab McDonald were lured to the WHA by more money. They represented 103 goals on last season&rsquo;s offense. However, veteran Art Stratton, who closed with 56 points in 61 games last year, is back, along with Rick McCann. Brian McCutcheon. Bob Cook and Nels Debenedet. New Faces with the Wings include Brian Skinner. Mike Ford. Al McLeod, goalers George Hulme and Doug Grant, and forwards Robbie Ftorek, Randy Sokoll. Brian Watts. Herb Boxer and Al Genovy. &#9632;

f0027-01

Rick Foley Surprise Starter As Robins Shoot For The Top

<h2>Wed. Oct. 4</h2><h3>SPRINGFIELD 7 at NEW HAVEN 4</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0027-02131/3234080-1-eng-US/f0027-022.jpg" title="f0027-02" width="316" height="364"></div><h3>CLEVELAND 2 at NOVA SCOTIA 2</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0027-03100/3234073-1-eng-US/f0027-032.jpg" title="f0027-03" width="315" height="240"></div><h2>Tue. Oct. 10</h2><h3>BALTIMORE 2 at NOVA SCOTIA 6</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0027-0490/3234066-1-eng-US/f0027-042.jpg" title="f0027-04" width="320" height="373"></div><h3>HERSHEY 6 at BOSTON 2</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0027-0575/3234059-1-eng-US/f0027-052.jpg" title="f0027-05" width="318" height="373"></div> &#9632;

f0027-02

AHL Summaries

<div class="byline">BY DOUG McCONNELL</div>LOUISVILLE SLUGGERHOCKEY STICKSMade in Canada by HILLERICH & BRADSBY. LTD Arnold Street. Wallaceburg. Ontario Sold in U.S. and CanadaLOUISVILLE SLUGGERHOCKEY STICKSMade in Canada by HILLERICH & BRADSBY. LTD Arnold Street. Wallaceburg. Ontario Sold in U.S. and CanadaDENVER&mdash;The defending Western Hockey League champion Denver Spurs lost a lot of talent from last season&rsquo;s lineup but no one&mdash;least of all coach Jean Guy Talbot&mdash;is counting them out of this season&rsquo;s race.They are strong in goal with veteran Chris Worthy joining Bob Johnson, last season&rsquo;s rookie sensation who led the WHL with a 2.83 goals against average.The defense was hard hit with the loss of Gord Kannegiesser and Ray Larose to the World Hockey Association, but captain Bob McCord gives the Spurs a solid blueline foundation. Chuck Hamilton, who played mostly at wing last season, is now a solid defenseman.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0028-01160/3234125-1-eng-US/f0028-012.jpg" title="f0028-01" width="307" height="316"><figcaption class="caption-body">NORM DENNIS&hellip;Big Shoes To Fill</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0028-02102/3234118-1-eng-US/f0028-022.jpg" title="f0028-02" width="307" height="315"><figcaption class="caption-body">MURRAY KEOGAN&hellip;New To Spurs</figcaption></div>Talbot is counting on rookie Jean Hamel and rugged Glen Patrick, who added toughness to the Spurs defense for the last five games of last season and the playoffs.Hamel is a rookie from Drummondville of the Quebec Major Hockey League.&ldquo;If this guv doesn&rsquo;t make the NHL,&rdquo; says Talbot, &ldquo;I just don&rsquo;t know&hellip;I only hope I get to keep him all year.&rdquo;Patrick, son of former NHL great Lynn Patrick, now vicepresident with the St. Louis Blues, played his first season of organized hockey&mdash;other than a little high school competition&mdash;last season. He was with Columbus in the International League before joining the Spurs.&ldquo;He&rsquo;s improvng all the time,&rdquo; lauds Talbot. &ldquo;He&rsquo;s really working at it.&rdquo;gIt&rsquo;s superfluous to say the big youngster has inherited a natural talent for the game.&ldquo;I&rsquo;ve got a big hole to fill up front,&rdquo; is Talbot&rsquo;s chief concern.It should be.Milan Marcetta. 36-year-old center, is the only one of the Spurs&rsquo; five 20-goal scorers returning from last season.Fran Huck, the WHL&rsquo;s most valuable player and author of 91 points (third in the league), including 28 goals, has been elevated to the Blues.Gary Veneruzzo, Ron Buchanan and Brian Glenwright have jumped to the WHA.Veneruzzo, the WHL&rsquo;s first All Star right wing last season, led the league in goals with 41 and was fourth in points with 86.Buchanan counted 80 points for sixth but 38 were goals and he was the WHL&rsquo;s leading power play sniper. He connected 17 times while the Spurs enjoyed the man advantage.Glenwright scored 21 goals.Talbot is counting heavily on Norm Dennis, 29, at center. He compared him with Buchanan.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0028-0373/3234111-1-eng-US/f0028-032.jpg" title="f0028-03" width="646" height="821"><figcaption class="caption-body">BOB JOHNSON&hellip;Goaling Sensation Returns To Spurs</figcaption></div>&ldquo;When they were both at Kansas City in 1970-71,&rdquo; pointed out Talbot, &ldquo;Dennis had a much better year than Bucky&rdquo;.Buchanan scored 23 goals and 56 points. Dennis had 25 goals and 68 points. Last season, Dennis had the same number of points for Kansas City, but with just 21 goals.&ldquo;Last season at Denver was the best year Bucky ever had.&rdquo; said Talbot. &ldquo;Maybe Dennis can do the same.&rdquo;Talbot also has high hopes at center for Murray Keogan, who scored 22 goals and 27 assists for Kansas City in the Central League last season, for Bernie Gagnon from the University of Michigan and at wing for Jack Borotsik who scored 25 goals and 40 points for Dayton on the International League last season. &#9632;

f0028-01

Talbot Forced To Rebuild, Expects To Ice Contender

SEATTLE&mdash;The Seattle Totems completed their pre-season schedule with 27 players still on the roster, two more&mdash;probably defenseman&mdash;expected from the parent Vancouver Canucks, and coach Phil Maloney wasn&rsquo;t planning any cuts.&ldquo;We&rsquo;re not ready to drop anybody yet.&rdquo; said the former Western Hockey League great who is in his first year behing the bench. &ldquo;We&rsquo;ve still got a good deal of time left and I&rsquo;m not going to be hurried into decisions on these kids. Some of them are trying for their first pro jobs and they&rsquo;re a little bit nervous &ldquo;and up-tight. I want to be sure on them, and I want them to know that we&rsquo;re giving them every chance.Making strong bids with the Totems are center Dave Bonter, who scored the winning goal in a comeback 7-6 victory over the Portland Buckaroos: right wing Dave Westner: left wingers Pat McCool. Paul Raymer and Larry Gould: and defensemen Tim Steeves. Jim Mowat and Dennis McCord. &#9632;

Maloney Holding Back On Totem Cuts

<h2>WESTERN LEAGUE</h2>(Standings on Wed. Oct. 18)<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0028-0458/3234180-1-eng-US/f0028-042.jpg" title="f0028-04" width="316" height="97"></div>(Affiliations: 5&mdash;Chicago. 6&mdash;Toronto 9&mdash;California. 10&mdash;Philadelphia. 12&mdash;St. Louis, 13&mdash;Vancouver.)<h3>GAMES COMPLETED</h3>Wed. Oct. 11Portland 3 at Salt Lake 8Thur. Oct. 12Portland 1 at Phoenix 3Fri. Oct. 13Dallas 3 at Salt Lake 2Denver 3 at Fort Worth 4Sat. Oct. 14Dallas 1 at San Diego 1Salt Lake 1 at Phoenix 7Denver 5 at Tulsa 2Sun. Oct. 15Seattle 8 at Portland 2<h3>GAMES TO COME</h3>Wed. Oct. 18Dallas at PortlandOmaha at PhoenixThur. Oct. 19Dallas at SeattleOmaha at Salt LakeFri. Oct. 20Dallas at PhoenixSan Diego at DenverSat. Oct. 21Salt Lake at SeattleOmaha at San DiegoSun. Oct. 22Salt Lake at PortlandSan Diego at PhoenixDallas at DenverThur. Oct. 26Portland at SeattlePhoenix at San DiegoFri. Oct. 27San Diego at Salt LakeSeattle at Denver &#9632;

f0028-04

HOW THEY STAND

PORTLAND&mdash;Bud Poile, general manager of the Vancouver Cunucks and their Western Hockey League Farm club, the Seattle Totems, looked over the Portland Buckaroos&rsquo; lineup for a pre-season game with the Totems.&ldquo;They could still use a 1948 program,&rdquo; quipped Poile, former general manager and coach in the WHL.It was a slight exaggeration but the point was clear.While most of the WHL clubs have at least 50 per cent turnover in their lineups this season, the Buckaroos have had relatively few changes in several years.The same names are still there&hellip;Jones, Madigan, Saunders, Schmautz, Kelly, Hebenton, Van Impe, Donaldson.. and the amazing Guyle Fielder, soon-to-be 42, who completed his apprenticeship with Seattle and Salt Lake City before joining the Buckaroos last season.True, the WHL&rsquo;s outstanding goaltender the past several seasons, Jim McLeod, saw greener Pastures in the World Hockey Association. So didwinger Mel Pearson and defenseman Barry Long was lost in the draft.But most of the WHL clubs would like to have so few changes, except Salt Lake City and Seattle where changes are welcome.Long&rsquo;s absence doesn&rsquo;t exactly leave the defense a disaster area where Connie Madigan, Mike Donaldson, John Barber and John Van Horlick are back.Dave Kelly is still here to tend goal and has been joined by John Garrett, who at 21 years of age, has already left an enviable record behind him.Garrett had a 3.55 goals against average and recorded three shutouts in 35 games for Kansas City of the Central League last season.The 5-8, 160-pound puckstopper was twice the outstanding goaltender in the Ontario Junior A circuit for Peterborough with goals against averages of 2.99 in 1969-70 and 2.96 in 1970-71.Also joining the Bucks from the Chicago Black Hawks camp (to fill the Pearson vacancy) is Bill Orban, 28-year-old former WHL rookie-of-the-year.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0029-01128/3234211-1-eng-US/f0029-012.jpg" title="f0029-01" width="286" height="323"><figcaption class="caption-body">BILL ORBAN&hellip;on Loan From Hawks</figcaption></div> &#9632;

f0029-01

Portland’s ‘Old’ Bucks Virtually Unchanged

SALT LAKE CITY&mdash;The Salt Lake City Golden Eagles did it all at once.Their pre-season game with the parent California Golden Seals was the first NHL meeting in their four-season history, the first time an NHL club had played in Salt Lake City.&hellip;and naturally it was the Eagles&rsquo; first victory over an NHL club.The Eagles dumped the Seals 5-3 in a bruising exhibition which saw 31 penalties called and three players ejected.<div class="container"><div class="figure-block image-float"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0029-02102/3234242-1-eng-US/f0029-022.jpg" title="f0029-02" width="142" height="225"><figcaption class="caption-body" style="width: 142px">Barry Cummins</figcaption></div>True the Seals were up all night on a storm-delayed flight from Tucson, Arizona, and didn&rsquo;t get to bed until dawn.But the Eagles of last season couldn&rsquo;t have beaten the Seals if they had walked to Salt Lake City.Coach Al Rollins has a scrappy young team-which brought its preseason record to 4-0-1 with the win over the Seals.Pete Vipond. Del Hall and Dave Gilmour scored for the Eagles against the Seals along with returnees Roger Bellerive and Dave Amadio.Angus Beck, scrappy little center from Columbus of the International Leauge, set up three of the Salt Lakes goals.Ivan Boldirev had given the Seals an early 2-0 lead before the wilt set in and the Eagles peppered goalie Gilles Meloche with 40 shots while the Seals managed 28.The Eagles have only five players returning from last season. They are Bellerive, Lvle Bradley and Fred Hilts at forward. Amadio at defense and Lyle Carter in goal.Barry Cummins played last season for Portland and Seattle, distinguished himself only as being tough and willing to fight, but impressed Seals general manager and coach Garry Young as &ldquo;one of the best defensemen&rdquo; at the combined Seals-Eagles training camp. &#9632;</div>

f0029-02

NHL Victory Spurs Eagles For Ice Bow

<div class="byline">BY DOUG McCONNELL</div><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0029-0454/3234273-1-eng-US/f0029-042.jpg" title="f0029-04" width="306" height="319"><figcaption class="caption-body">BOB BARLOW&hellip;A New Face</figcaption></div>PHOENIX&mdash;If Phoenix Roadrunners&rsquo; president and general manager Jim Wells could have delayed the signing of his players and spread the contract dealings over the first month of the season, the Roadrunners might have been able to go undefeated through the first 15 or 20 games.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0029-0369/3234280-1-eng-US/f0029-032.jpg" title="f0029-03" width="151" height="245"><figcaption class="caption-body">Jim Boyd</figcaption></div>Wells signed a 22-year-old rightwinger Bob Mowat to his first pro contract in the afternoon and that night he scored the tying goal in a come from behind 3-3 pre-season deadlock with the defending league champion Denver Spurs.A couple of days later winger John Gofton came to terms and that night scored the winning goal in a 4-3 exhibition victory over the San Diego Gulls.Meanwhile, the Roadrunners&rsquo; search for a veteran center ended for the moment with left winger Bob Barlow stepping in. He set Gofton up for his winning goal.It was the first full game the 37-year-old &ldquo;Blah Blah&rdquo; said he had played at the pivot since the 1966-67 season, before the Victoria Maple Leafs moved south and became the Phoenix Roadrunners.Barlow, who had been a center in his long-ago junior days, was in a slump that season with only one goal at Christmas time but after the switch, he scored 20 goals over the last half and wound up with 59 points.With Leo Thiffault returning to form after a three-year absence and Jim Boyd living up to expectations after arriving from the Toronto Maple Leafs&rsquo; camp, the Runners&rsquo; center-ice problems could be solved.Larry Lund, Bob Whitlock and Ted McCaskill leaving for the World Hockey Association left a big hole to fill.Boyd, who last season scored 80 points, including 26 goals, at Toledo of the International Hockey League, arrived about the same time as right wing Murray Heatley. It was a reunion.The two 23-year-olds had grown up together in Calgary, Alberta, played at the University of Wisconsin together and embarked on hockey careers last season.Heatley, a stocky 180 pounds, scored the tying goal in that comeback victory over the Gulls. His aggressive play caught coach Sandy Hucul&rsquo;s eye at the Toronto camp and his pre-season play with the Runners indicates a more productive season than his pro debut with Tulsa in the Central League when he scored 20 goals and 30 assists.Larry Palanio, left behind for a trial with the Roadrunners by the California Seals, was released. &ldquo;He&rsquo;s good,&rdquo; said Sandy Hucul, &ldquo;but he doesn&rsquo;t improve our left side, so why change?Hucul had been impressed by the play of his defense in a 6-3 loss to the California Golden Seals, enough to say, &ldquo;I think we&rsquo;ll have the most solid defense in the league.&rdquo;Adam Keller, Howie Young. Jim Murray, Harry Shaw, Gord Nelson and Gary Braun (up from Toledo of the IHL), made up that corps until Nelson stopped a shot by San Diego defenseman Jim Murray with his face.Nelson&rsquo;s nose and left cheekbone, just under the eye, were shattered. Doctors feared he might be lost for several weeks, but Nelson said he hoped to play within a week. &#9632;

f0029-04

Phoenix Defense May Be No. 1

<div class="byline">BY TOM LOBAUGH</div><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0030-02104/3234318-1-eng-US/f0030-022.jpg" title="f0030-02" width="312" height="327"><figcaption class="caption-body">ANDY BROWN&hellip;Down From Detroit</figcaption></div>LOUISVILLE SLUGGERHOCKEY STICKSMade in Canada by HILLERICH & BRADSBY. LTD Arnold Street. Wallaceburg. Ontario Sold in U.S. and CanadaLOUISVILLE SLUGGERHOCKEY STICKSMade in Canada by HILLERICH & BRADSBY, LTD Arnold Street. Wallaceburg. Ontario Sold in U.S. and CanadaDALLAS&mdash;&ldquo;The best one-two punch I&rsquo;ve had in the nets since I came to Dallas,&rdquo; is the way Black Hawk coach Bobby Kromm described his goal-tending duo of Mike Dumas and Mike Veisor, as the club prepared to open defense of its Central League title in an unusual wav&mdash;a tough swing through the Western League cities.Dumas needs no introduction to CHL fans. He was in the nets in 44 Dallas games as a rookie last winter, posting a 3.08 goals-against average, and notching three shutouts. Veisor is the No. 3 amateur draft pick of the parent Chicago Hawks, coming up from the junior Peterborough Petes.<div class="container"><div class="figure-block image-float"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0030-01152/3234325-1-eng-US/f0030-012.jpg" title="f0030-01" width="146" height="245"><figcaption class="caption-body" style="width: 146px">Walt Ledingham</figcaption></div>&ldquo;I can replace one with the other without worrying,&rdquo; Kromm commented. &ldquo;Veisor is already as good as Dumas in some of the moves he makes.&rdquo;Both are 5-9, but Veisor weighs only 158 to Dumas&rsquo; 180.&ldquo;Our goalkeeping is more than adequate,&rdquo; Kromm said in an understatement before breaking camp at Guelph, Ont. A successful exhibition season included a 2-2 tie with the parent Hawks and two decisive victories over the rival Tulsa Oilers, runners up in the CHL last season.&ldquo;Our defense is solid, as good as you&rsquo;ll find in the minor leagues,&rdquo; Kromm continued his summing-up. &ldquo;I&rsquo;m happy with the left wing situation, but we are weak at center, and just fair on the right side.&rdquo;It&rsquo;s a big club, averaging close to 185 pounds, but much of the size is at the blueline. There are three returning defensemen&mdash;Roger Wilson (217), Mike Baumgartner (199) and Len Frig (197). There&rsquo;s also an import from Sweden, and the first native Texan ever to play for Dallas.Rookie Mike Christv (190) was born in Big Springs, Tex., but his family moved to Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., when Mike was two. He comes to the Hawks from Denver University.The Swedish import bears the Scottish-sounding name of Ian McKegney, and can play both defense and center. Kromm likes the way the 165-pound Swede handles the puck, and may use him chiefly at center ice.Dan Spring is the only returning Hawk center, but left wing Dave Kryskow, another returnee, was shifted to center when camp started, and Kromm thought he played well there. Also at center is Terry Smith, drafted from Edmonton, and Duaine Wylie, up from Flint in the International League, who was invited to Dallas for a five-game trial.Left wing was strengthened after the Hawks reached Dallas. Rookies Tom Peluso (Denver U.) and Walt Ledingham (Minnesota-Duluth) were the last to be cut from the Chicago squad. Other rookies on the left flank are Jim Young (Wisconsin), Bob Peppier and Bill Pettinger (both at Flint last season).Actually, Pettinger, a 210-pounder, can be used at either wing or on defense. Don Gordon returns at right wing, and the Hawks also have Moe L&rsquo;Abbe, who played for Dallas two seasons ago, but was at Flint last winter; Clyde Simon, another from Flint, and Gary Donaldson from the Victoria juniors.FORT WORTH&mdash; Wings&rsquo; general manager Bob Lemieux was impressed with the potential of Danny Gruen, a tough left wing who counted 39 goals and 60 assists for the Thunder Bay juniors last year.Center Ralph Stewart is the new captain of the club. Although Ralph didn&rsquo;t join Fort Worth from Tidewater until the 1971-72 campaign was nearly half gone, he quickly made his presence felt. He counted 21 goals and 36 assists in 57 games, and keyed the Wings&rsquo; drive from the cellar into a third-place finish.Gathering players from both the Detroit and St. Louis systems, the new-look Wings had few experienced pros on the squad as they headed for the season-opener at home against Denver, Oct. 13.Gordon Redden, who played both defense and right wing for Fort Worth last season, was counted on for forward duty, along with left wing Dale Yutsyk and right wing Gordie Brooks from last year&rsquo;s Kansas City club.</div><div style="clear: both;"></div>Dave Smith, another Kansas Citian last year, and Doug Hinton, a Fort Worth holdover, were the experienced defunsemen.The Wings are assured of top goaling when veteran Andy Brown arrives from Detroit after being sent down from Virginia of the AHL. The American League team, coached by Doug Barkley, decided to stick with two younger goalers freeing Brown to play here in Fort Worth. Until he arrives. the Wings&rsquo; goaling was in the hands of Jim Watts. Michigan State&rsquo;s All-American, and Ron Marlow, backup man at Fort Worth last season.OMAHA&mdash; Richard Dumas, goalkeeper at Des Moines in the IHL last winter, joined holdover Wayne Bell and rookie Ted Lenssen from Guelph as candidates for the Knights&rsquo; cage.Other late additions to the Omaha squad were center Lynn Powis, from the Atlanta Flames of the NHL, and a pair of defensemen&mdash;Ed Sidebottom from Charlotte in the Eastern League and Guy Provost from the Drummondville juniors.The Knights already have for defense, Dwight Bialowas from Atlanta, rookie Ed Kea, Fraser Robertson and Marty Gateman, two contributions of the Rangers. On the attack, John Martin, Wayne Schaab, Dave Murphy, Terry West and Powis are the pivots with Don Martineau, a high Atlanta draft pick, Alan Young, Allie Sutherland, Scott Smith, Wendell Bennett, Jeff Hunt and Ken Ireland among the prospective wingmen.TULSA&mdash; The Oilers came south without a goalkeeper. Rookie Grant Cole, who played for the Orillia senior Terriers last winter, finally solved his contract dispute and headed for Tulsa. Gordie McRae and Ron Low, both at Tulsa last season, were still battling for the No. 2 job with the parent Toronto Maple Leafs, but one of them was to be in Tulsa in time for the season-opener at home against Omaha.The Leafs provided another defenseman, Joe Lundrigan from last year&rsquo;s Oilers, for the CHL opener. A left wing was to be sent down, but not until Paul Henderson rejoined the Leafs. The hero of Team Canada&rsquo;s series victory over the Russians came home with a minor injury, but it was believed other problems were keeping him from rejoining the club. On Henderson&rsquo;s return, either Errol Thompson of last year&rsquo;s Oilers or highly-regarded draftee Randy Osburn from London was to be sent down.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0030-0376/3234311-1-eng-US/f0030-032.jpg" title="f0030-03" width="308" height="323"><figcaption class="caption-body">JOE LUNDRIGAN&hellip;Returned By Leafs</figcaption></div> &#9632;

f0030-02

Dallas Puts Up Solid Front-On Defense And In Goal

<h2>CENTRAL LEAGUE</h2>(Standings on Wed. Oct. 18)<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0030-0463/3234356-1-eng-US/f0030-042.jpg" title="f0030-04" width="315" height="66"></div><h3>GAMES COMPLETED</h3>Fri. Oct. 13Omaha 5 at Tulsa 3Dallas 3 at Salt Lake 2Denver 3 at Fort Worth 4Sat. Oct. 14Omaha 3 at Fort Worth 6Dallas 1 at San Diego 1Denver 5 at Tulsa 2<h3>GAMES TO COME</h3>Wed. Oct. 18Dallas at PortlandOmaha at PhoenixThur. Oct. 19Dallas at SeattleOmaha at Salt LakeTulsa at Fort Worth (Will Roger Coliseum)Fri. Oct. 20Dallas at PhoenixSat. Oct. 21Fort Worth at TulsaOmaha at San DiegoSun. Oct. 22Dallas at DenverFri Oct. 27Dallas at TulsaFort Worth at Omaha &#9632;

f0030-04

<div class="byline">BY BILL PHELAN</div><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0031-02106/3234394-1-eng-US/f0031-022.jpg" title="f0031-02" width="301" height="323"><figcaption class="caption-body">BILL SMITH&hellip;Back With Suns</figcaption></div>COMMACK&mdash;Long Island Ducks&rsquo; President Al Baron was all smiles when he announced last summer that his club had established a working agreement with the New York Raiders of the World Hockey Association. Last week he began to reap the benefits when the parent club sent eight players to the EHL on loan.<div class="container"><div class="figure-block image-float"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0031-01135/3234401-1-eng-US/f0031-012.jpg" title="f0031-01" width="146" height="242"><figcaption class="caption-body" style="width: 146px">Don Davidson</figcaption></div>Playing for the Ducks this year will be goaltender Paul Galaski. defensemen Bob Winograd and Mark Davis, and forwards Kevin Sheehan. Richard Houtteman, Ted Sator. Doug Ross, and Frank Grace. All of the above with the exception of Sheehan played in the U.S. and Canadian college ranks last year.Winograd and Sheehan are considered to be the best prospects for the future. Winograd was a first team All-America for Colorado College last year where he registered 18 goals and 38 assists.&ldquo;Bob needs to learn to adjust to the pro style of play after being in college.&rdquo; said Raider coach Camille Henry. &ldquo;He has one of the best shots from the point that I&rsquo;ve ever seen and I&rsquo;m sure he&rsquo;ll be back with the Raiders before long.&rdquo;Sheehan is Raider center Bobby Sheehan&rsquo;s younger brother and at age 20. has a bright future in front of him. The Weymouth, Mass., native led the New Brunswick Junior League in scoring last year with 50 goals and 48 assists in 48 games.&ldquo;All Kevin needs is experience and he&rsquo;s going to be a heck-of-ahockey player.&rdquo; Henry added. &ldquo;He skates well and isn&rsquo;t afraid to go into the corners.&rdquo;&ldquo;Davis and Sator are aggressive players and I want them to get a chance to play regularly.&rdquo; Henry continued. &ldquo;Ross. Houtteman, and Grace also showed a lot of desire and potential at our training camp.&rdquo;Needless to say, the Ducks are delighted the way things are turning out. &ldquo;We&rsquo;re very happv with the players that the Raiders sent us.&rdquo; said coach Ed Stankiewicz following the announcement. &ldquo;With the addition of these boys to our veteran roster, there&rsquo;s no doubt in my mind that we can make a serious run at the Central Division title.&rdquo;It&rsquo;s been almost a decade since the Ducks were in serious running for the Walker Cup. If the youngsters in the Raiders&rsquo; gift package can develop as expected, this could be the year on Long Island.CLINTON: The Comets have been bolstered by signing of two former Clinton stars who have come out of retirement. Ian &ldquo;Andy&rdquo; Anderson and Don Davidson were both key members of the Comets&rsquo; last Walker Cup squad&hellip;On the negative side. Generaf&rdquo; Manager Pat Kelly is wondering as to the whereabouts of veteran center Dave Lee who had promised to return. Lee was reportedly circulating &ldquo;somewhere in the International League&rdquo; and is a doubtful starter for the Comets.</div><div style="clear: both;"></div>JOHNSTOWN: The Jets are still in the market for a top goaltender. With the loss of last year&rsquo;s first stringer Bob Vroman to Springfield Kings, it appears that Ron Docken. who handled the reserve chores last term, is the front runner&hellip;Any hopes that the Jets had that Dick Roberge would return this season flickered and died when the vet failed to report to the Niagara Falls training site. Roberge had announced his retirement, but coach Tommy McVie still held faint expectations that the Johnstown hero would give it one more try&hellip;Saturday games at the War Memorial will start at 8: 15 this year with other evening contests beginning at 7:30. Sunday games after January 15th begin at 3:00 P.M.NEW ENGLAND: The Blades will go with one of the youngest teams in the EHL. with only a handful of veterans returning. As of the beginning of training camp, left winger Doug Hearns, center Bob Thomson, and goaltender Jeff McMullen had signed their pacts, although owner Nate Podoloff is still hopeful of at least eight returnees from last year&rsquo;s New Haven Blades. Despite their youth, the club has looked good in pre-season play, tying the Comets 1-1 at Clinton and then drubbing Rhode Island 6-3. The Blades appear to be strongest in goal and at center, but weak on the wings.SYRACUSE: The Blazers opened their exhibition schedule with a 3-3 tie against the Owen Sound Crescents. Mike Morton. Doug Ferguson, and Billy Orr. all veterans, did the scoring. The Blazers are high on South African goaltender Eine Ohlsson who shared the chores with vet Pete Sigman in the opener&hellip;Ticket sales are progressing nicely, although it will take a super-effort if the club is to draw the 205.000 fans they did last year. A run at the Northern title will certainly help.CAPE COD: The Cubs roster has been bolstered by the addition of four players from the NA., Islanders and four more from the Rangers. The Ranger quartet included Robert Gray. Bobby Thomson. John Bednarski. and Alex Kogler. Coacii.-firoaCP. Horvath pressed the four-some into immediate service. The club has been disappointed with the Boston Bruins, who have yet to supply a single player.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0031-0388/3234387-1-eng-US/f0031-032.jpg" title="f0031-03" width="300" height="323"><figcaption class="caption-body">DICK ROBERGE&hellip;Hangs Up Skates</figcaption></div>JERSEY: All systems are &ldquo;go&rdquo; as the Devils shoot for the top. As training camp opened, the Devils were perhaps the most advanced team in the league as far as signings were concerned. The strongest part of Jersey&rsquo;s game plan should be defense with Jim Park and Ray Boutin sharing the goaltending and Kenny Southwick. Terry Marshall. and John Brophy on the blueline&hellip;The front line looks almost as good with Curt Brackenbury. Gary Westbury. Henry Van Drunen. Ian MacKinnon, and Bobby Gerrard also in the fold. The Devils are particularly high on McKinnon, who scored a hat trick in Jersey&rsquo;s 5-1 defeat of Long Island last week.RHODE ISLAND: Right wing Jim Jago, a 28-year-old native of Weston. Ontario had the honor of being the first Eagle to sign his &rsquo;72-&rsquo;73 pact. He was recently acquired from Roanoke where he captained the Rebels last year&hellip;Although only a few players were on hand at the opening of camp, coach Larry Kish received an additional 20 players from the Chicago Cougars before practice sessions were a week old. Among the locals fighting for jobs are Eric Dixon and Al Evans who played for Providence College last year.CHARLOTTE: Rookie coach Jack Wells faced a squad of newcomers when the Checkers opened their camp at Fort Erie, Ontario. Wells is expecting big things from former AHL veteran John Rodger, who was a major factor in the Checkers&rsquo; rise to the Walker Cup last year&hellip;Norm Hann should be the Charlotte&rsquo;s opening night goaltender, with Paul Laplante. Gary Mills, Perry Miller. Ghislain Boisvert, and Barry Burnett on defense. If the baby forwards come through. Wells could add another championship in his first year at the reins.ROANOKE VALLEY: The parent Philadelphia Blazers have given the Rebels 18 players to look over as part of their working agreement. In return, former Rebels&rsquo; Wavne Mosdell and Tom Stachniak stuck with the WHA club&hellip;The Rebels are particularly high on newcomer Pierre Cournoyer, who is one of the players on loan from Philadelphia. Cournover is an agressive 26-year-old with an education. He holds a B.A. from Hollins College and is returning there for graduate courses.GREENSBORO: The Generals will have a host of veterans on hand as they begin their annual rivalry with Charlotte for top spot in the Southern division. Holdovers Stu Roberts. Wally Sprange. Brian Randall. Kirk Bowman. Ron Hindson. and Ted Lanyon were all on hand at the opening of camp. Additional help was expected from the L.A. Sharks. Sprange and Hindson returned from the Chicago Cougars&rsquo; camp after being cut by the WHA club.SUN COAST: The Suns are in good shape up front but are woefully in need of defensive talent. With Cliff Pennington. Billy Smith. Andre Lajeunesse, and Dan Cowley returning the offense appears set. With three good goaltenders in camp&mdash;Mike Schneider. Billy Yeo, and Mike McIntyre&mdash;the Suns might deal one for a defenseman. General Manager Walter Brock is high on many of his rookies, notably Dennis Lemieux. Al Barrett, and George Letkowski. &#9632;

f0031-02

Ducks’ Hopes Given Lift, WHA Clubs Aid EHL Teams

<h2>EASTERN LEAGUE</h2>(Standings on Tue. Oct. 17)<h3>NORTHERN DIVISION</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0031-0471/3234446-1-eng-US/f0031-042.jpg" title="f0031-04" width="313" height="70"></div><h3>CENTRAL DIVISION</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0031-0559/3234439-1-eng-US/f0031-052.jpg" title="f0031-05" width="314" height="70"></div><h3>SOUTHERN DIVISION</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0031-0640/3234432-1-eng-US/f0031-062.jpg" title="f0031-06" width="313" height="68"></div><h3>GAMES COMPLETED</h3>Tue. Oct. 10Ropnoke Valley 1 at Charlotte 3Wed Oct. 11Syracuse 8 at New England 6Fri. Oct. 13Johnstown 4 at Clinton 4New England 3 at Cape Cod 2Long Island 5 at Rhode Island 2Syracuse 6 at New Jersey 2Sun Coast 2 at Charlotte 2Greensboro 7 at Roanoke Volley 2Sat. Oct. 14Syracuse 9 at Clinton 3Rhode Island 2 at Cape Cod 7Johnstown 2 at Long Island 2New England 1 at New Jersey 8Charlotte 1 at Roanoke Valley 5Sun. Oct. 15Clinton 1 at New England 9Johnstown 4 at Rhode Island 6New Jersey 4 at Long Island 7<h3>GAMES TO COME</h3>Tues. Oct. 17Long Island at Cape CodNew Jersey at Rhode IslandRoanoke Valley at Sun CoastGreensboro at CharlotteWed. Oct. 18Clinton at SyracuseLong Island at New EnglandCape Cod at New JerseyRoanoke Valley at GreensboroThur. Oct. 19Charlotte at Sun CoastGreensboro at Roanoke ValleyFri. Oct. 20New England at ClintonLong Island at New JerseySyracuse at JohnstownCope Cod at Rhode IslandRoanoke Valley at CharlotteSat. Oct. 21New England at ClintonLong Island at JohnstownNew Jersey at Cape CodChorlotte at GreensboroSun Coast at Roanoke ValleySun. Oct. 22Johnstown at New EnglandRhode Island at Long IslandSyracuse at Sun CoastTues. Oct. 24Sun Coast at Cape CodLong Island at Rhode IslandSyracuse at CharlotteWed. Oct. 25Sun Coast at New EnglandClinton at New JerseySyracuse at GreensboroThur. Oct. 26Sun Coast at Rhode IslandSyracuse at Roanoke ValleyFri. Oct. 27Sun Coast at SyracuseJohnstown at ClintonLong Island at New JerseyGreensboro at Chorlotte &#9632;

f0031-04

<div class="byline">BY JOHN GUGGER</div>COLUMBUS&mdash;Taking a reading on the strength of the Columbus Seals prior to the start of the International League season was like trying to skate in Kirkland Lake in July. It couldn&rsquo;t be done.Practice sessions don&rsquo;t usually show that much, and the Seals were the only IHL team that didn&rsquo;t have any exhibition games scheduled.<div class="container"><div class="figure-block image-float"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0032-01137/3234477-1-eng-US/f0032-012.jpg" title="f0032-01" width="147" height="245"><figcaption class="caption-body" style="width: 147px">Hal White</figcaption></div>&ldquo;We got a late start on operations here and most of the teams already had their exhibition schedule lined up,&rdquo; Dan Scott, the new Seals&rsquo; general manager said. &ldquo;It&rsquo;s not a favorable situation, but we&rsquo;ll just have to wait for league games to see where we&rsquo;re strong and where we&rsquo;re weak.&rdquo;The Seals opened the regular season with a game in Flint before coming home to take on defending Turner Cup champion Port Huron. It was apparent before that, however, that Columbus was in need of an experienced goalie.The Seals went through training camp with three netminders and two of them&mdash;Pat Wilson and Ed Janowich&mdash;were walkons. The other was 20-year-old Jacques Lefebvre, who had a 3.34 goals-against-average in 49 games with Shawinigan of the Quebec Major League last season. Lefebvre was the sixth draft choice of the parent California Seals.&ldquo;Lefebvre is a good goalie, but he is a rookie and rookies will make mistake,&rdquo; said Scott, who came here from Salt Lake City. &ldquo;I need an experienced man. Unfortunately, goaltenders are in short supply.&ldquo;This year, they are in even shorter supply because of the World Hockey Association.&rdquo;Some of the top players off last year&rsquo;s team will definitely not be back. They include last year&rsquo;s leading scorer, Angus Beck, Wayne King, Dan Helm, Al Simmons, and Del Hall, all of whom have moved into pro hockey.Returnees include defensemen Dave Haley and Wayne Gibbs plus winger Brent Taylor. Bill Bond, who played with the team here when it was known as the Checkers, is expected to work on the blueline if his release can be obtained from Fort Wayne.The Seals will have a new coach, Moe Bartoli, who is a familiar face around the IHL. Bartoli is a former player with several IHL teams, including Columbus, and once coached at Fort Wayne.&ldquo;We&rsquo;ve got a coach whose desire should rub off,&rdquo; Scott said. &ldquo;He&rsquo;s a nut on physical fitness and he has the kids flying. They are going to be in pretty good shape and we&rsquo;ll win some games by having better wind than the other team.&rdquo;One area where Bartoli, a fiery type as a player, intends to improve the Seals is aggressiveness.&ldquo;A winning Learn has to be an aggressive team,&rdquo; Bartoli said. &ldquo;This club was last in the league in penalty minutes last year and that&rsquo;s going to change this time. Last year&rsquo;s club lost a lot of games in the third period. We&rsquo;ll be an improved team.&rdquo;The Seals won just 15 games while setting an all-time IHL record of 55 losses in 1971-72. Improvement should be easy after that.TOLEDO: Hal White had hat trick in exhibition win over Fort Wayne&hellip;Pros Jeff Hunt, Claude Houde, and Terry West obtained from New York Rangers&hellip;Moe Brunel and Bob Borgeson purchased from Dayton&hellip;Goalie Glenn Ramsay began 17th straight IHL season&hellip;Hornets were near goal of 600 season tickets&hellip;Last year&rsquo;s top scorer, Jim Paterson, lost to Fort Worth&hellip;PORT HURON: Wings rolled over Flint, 7-3, and 7-4, in preseason games&hellip;Randy Prior looked good in bid for IHL comeback&hellip;Wings had 10 players on roster that have seen previous IHL duty&hellip;Meehan Bonnar attempting comeback&hellip;Bill LeCaine missed early exhibitions in salary dispute with Wings&hellip;FLINT: Gens buoyed by return of Garry Gilbert and Wayne Zuk&hellip;Bob Perani and Merlin Jenner to split goalie duties for second year in row&hellip;Rookie Yvone Cloutier impressive in early exhibitions&hellip;Dennis Gidluck&rsquo;s father ill and he may sit out season tending to farm&hellip;Three fights broke out in exhibition with Port Huron&hellip;MUSKEGON: Hawks lost only exhibition to Saginaw, 52&hellip;Bruce Mullett back in Hawks&rsquo; uniform&hellip;Just six players returned from last year&rsquo;s team, excluding late pro cuts&hellip;Hawks had to lend old Muskegon Zephyr jersies to Saginaw when Gears&rsquo; jersies were misplaced&hellip;Bruce LaHue, Dan Osborn, and Bill Lastic looked best among newcomers&hellip;SAGINAW: Gears suprised IHL by winning first two exhibitions&hellip;Cal Hammond and Ted Ouimet likely to share goaltending duties&hellip;Gears had 38 in camp on first day, most in league&hellip;Gears will be big club physically&hellip;Sellout of 5,400 expected for opener&hellip;Coach Don Perry had club in good physical condition&hellip;DAYTON: Curt Ridley, counted on as No. 1 goalie, injured left knee prior to season&hellip;Gems sold Moe Brunel and Bob Borgeson to Toledo&hellip;Surplus of players was problem general manager Lefty McFadden liked&hellip;Gems had at least three players who worked at Oklahoma City last year on roster&hellip;Boston placed draft choices Peter Gaw and Roy Carmichael with Gems&hellip;DES MOINES: Capitols lost and tied in tuneups with Omaha of CHL&hellip;Bob and Doug Menard, brothers of ex-Oak Leaf GM-coach Minnie Menard, reported from Baltimore&rsquo;s camp&hellip;Ken Gratton looked good against Omaha&hellip;All home games to be broadcast in part&hellip;Dennis Longpre and Ken McLash, defensemen, sent here as part of working agreement by Atlanta&hellip;FORT WAYNE: Cal Purinton and Gil Smith, both cut by club last season, bidding for jobs&hellip;K&rsquo;s hopes boosted by return of Jim Pearson and Bob Fitchner from Hershey camp&hellip;Goalie Robbie Irons suffered broken nose in pregame drills and was out for at least week&hellip;Coach Mark Boileau upset with club&rsquo;s timidity in exhibition against Dayton&hellip;Jeff Ablett was only rookie from tier one junior league in camp, others were tier two&hellip; &#9632;</div>

f0032-01

Columbus Gets New Look From Coach Down; Hornets, Wings Sparkle In Camp Action

<h2>INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE</h2>(Standings on Wed. Oct. 18)<h3>NORTHERN DIVISION</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0032-0290/3234515-1-eng-US/f0032-022.jpg" title="f0032-02" width="316" height="83"></div><h3>SOUTHERN DIVISION</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0032-0352/3234508-1-eng-US/f0032-032.jpg" title="f0032-03" width="316" height="67"></div>(Affiliations: 1-Montreal. 2-Detroit. 3 Boston. 5-Chicago. 8 Pittsburgh. 9-California. 11-Minnesota 16-Atlanta. x-independent.)<h3>GAMES COMPLETED</h3>Fri. Oct. 13Toledo 6 at Muskegon 4Saginaw 4 at Port Huron 5Dayton 4 at Des Moines 4Columbus 2 at Flint 3Sat. Oct. 14Port Huron 4 at Fort Wayne 3Flint 3 at Muskegon 2Dayton 4 at Des Moines 6Saginaw 3 at Toledo 5Sun. Oct. 15Muskegon 2 at Flint 3Port Huron 1 at Columbus 6Des Moines 5 at Saginaw 4Toledo 1 at Dayton 4 &#9632;

f0032-02

<h2>ONTARIO MAJOR LEAGUE</h2>(Standings on Tue. Oct. 17)<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0033-0286/3234581-1-eng-US/f0033-022.jpg" title="f0033-02" width="314" height="148"></div><h3>GAMES COMPLETED</h3>Mon. Oct. 9Peterboro 4 at Sault 0Sudbury 2 at Oshawa 4Tue. Oct. 10Kitchener 6 at Hamilton 8Toronto 4 at Ottawa 3Thur. Oct. 12Toronto 4 at Peterboro 5Sault 3 at Oshawa 6Fri. Oct. 13Sault 2 at Ottawa 8Kitchener 2 at Toronto 7St. Catharines 5 at London 9Sat. Oct. 14Oshawa 4 at Peterboro 8Kitchener 6 at Sudbury 9Sun. Oct. 15Hamilton 4 at Ottawa 8Kitchener 5 at Sault 5Peterboro 6 at Oshawa 3London 4 at Toronto 3Sudbury 5 at St. Catharines 5<h3>LEADING SCORERS</h3>(Including games of Sun. Oct. 8)<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0033-0362/3234574-1-eng-US/f0033-032.jpg" title="f0033-03" width="315" height="123"></div><h2>WESTERN CANADA LEAGUE</h2>(Standings on Tue. Oct. 17)<h3>EASTERN DIVISION</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0033-0448/3234567-1-eng-US/f0033-042.jpg" title="f0033-04" width="315" height="97"></div><h3>WESTERN DIVISION</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0033-0541/3234560-1-eng-US/f0033-052.jpg" title="f0033-05" width="315" height="96"></div><h3>GAMES COMPLETED</h3>Thurs. Oct. 5Victoria 4 at New Westminster 2Vancouver 4 at Medicine Hat 11Fri Oct. 6Flin Flon 4 at Saskatoon 5Regina 2 at Swift Current 7Vancouver 0 at Edmonton 7Sat. Oct. 7Flin Flon 1 at Medicine Hat 10Calgary 5 at Victoria 2Sun. Oct. 8Flin Flon 1 at Swift Current 6Medicine Hat 1 at Edmonton 9Calgary 2 at New Westminster 2Brandon 6 at Regina 5Mon. Oct. 9Calogary 2 at Vancouver 3Tues. Oct. 10Flin Flon 6 at Regina 5Calogary 3 at Vancouver 3Swiff Current 0 at Saskatoon 1Thur. Octo 12Edmonton 8 at Vancouver 2Fri. Oct. 13Brandon 5 at Winnipeg 5Regina 2 at Saskatoon 2Sat. Oct. 14Winnipeg 1 at Brandon 13Calgary 1 at Medecine Hat 6Edmonton 2 at Victoria 5Sun. Oct. 15Winnipeg 7 at Flin Flon 9Calgary 3 at Swift Current 4Edmonton 1 at Swift Current 4Edmonton 1 at New Westminster 2Regina 3 at Brandon 6<h2>ONTARIO PROVINCIAL JUNIOR</h2>(Standings on Thur. Oct. 12)<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0033-0632/3234553-1-eng-US/f0033-062.jpg" title="f0033-06" width="314" height="177"></div><h2>SOUTHERN ONTARIO JUNIOR</h2>(Standings on Thur. Oct. 12)<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0033-0729/3234546-1-eng-US/f0033-072.jpg" title="f0033-07" width="313" height="107"></div> &#9632;

f0033-02

<div class="byline">BY JACK GATECLIFF</div><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0033-01118/3234619-1-eng-US/f0033-012.jpg" title="f0033-01" width="304" height="325"><figcaption class="caption-body">IAN TURNBULL</figcaption></div>TORONTO&mdash;Toronto Marlboros lost four of their big guns&mdash;Billy Harris, Steve Shutt, Dave Gardner and George Ferguson&mdash;who helped carry them to first place in the Ontario Hockey Association Major Junior A League last season.However, their graudation to professional hockey hasn&rsquo;t made any appreciable difference to the Toronto attack.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0033-0827/3234612-1-eng-US/f0033-082.jpg" title="f0033-08" width="151" height="245"><figcaption class="caption-body">Paulin Bordeleau</figcaption></div>Under rookie coach George Armstrong, former Toronto Maple Leaf captain, the Marlboros cruised through the first three weeks of the 1972-73 schedule unbeaten, untied and virtually untested.With 11 new players in their lineup the Marlies won three straight games on the road 7-3 over Sault Ste. Marie, 6-1 over Sudbury and 5-3 over Kitchener, then opened the home portion of their schedule at Maple Leaf Gardens trouncing the Soo Grayhounds 11-3, then followed up with a 4-3 win over Ottawa 67s.Six of the Marlboro freshmen are from the Ontario Junior B champion Markham club&mdash;Tom Edur, Bruce Boudreau, John Hughes, Geoff Green and John Clarke. But their most notable addition is Marty Howe, younger brother of defenseman Mark Howe who was with the club last year.The sons of ex-Detroit great Gordie Howe have been major forces in the Marlboro successes so far along with holdovers Paulin Bordeleau, Kevin Devine and Glenn Goldup. Glenn is the son of former NHL player Hank Goldup.While Toronto is setting the pace, Ottawa 67s, also with a freshman coach Leo Boivin, started off with a string of three victories before running into the Marlies.TORONTO: The Marlboros are so strong three of last year&rsquo;s players didn&rsquo;t even make the club&hellip;They are Ron Bobbette, John Cowan and Fred Prosser&hellip;Bobette is in his third season of junior after playing with Ottawa 67s before being traded to the Marlies last season&hellip;Almost any other club in the league could use Bobbette but he has been sent to Native Sons, a Toronto team in the Metro Tier Two Junior A League.OTTAWA: The 67s got three goals from rookie Derek Smith in recording their third straight win 7-3 over Kitchener Rangers.Ottawa stock received a large boost when a special CAHA committee ruled that former Montreal Junior Canadlens&rsquo; star defenseman Ian Turnbull was free to join the 67s. A secondteam OHA All Star last season with the Baby Habs, the highscoring Turnbull elected to remain in the OHA when the Montreal club switched over to the Quebec league this season. His OHA rights were inherited by the new Sudbury Wolves with whom the 67s worked out a deal&hellip;. Dave Capstick seems to be an adequate replacement for departed All Star goaltender Michel (Bunny) Larocque.ST. CATHARINES: Coach Frank Milne is disappointed with the play of some of his veterans but has nothing but praise for the high-scoring line of 17-year olds Dave Gorman, Rick Adduono and Danny Blair&hellip;Gorman led the club in scoring as a 16-year-old last season with 31 goals and has eight in the first five starts this season while Adduono has five goals in the three games since obtaining his release from Thunder Bay&hellip;Sixteenyear-old Rick Hampton from Aurora Junior Bees has been the steadiest defenseman&hellip;The Hawks tied Hamilton 5-5 on a last minute goal, then lost to the Red Wings 5-4 three days later.PETERBOROUGH: Peter borough Petes upset Toronto in the playoffs last season and have another genuine contender this year under the experienced guidance of coach Roger Neilson&hellip;Bob Neeley on defense combines muscle with ability and his fellow defenseman Paul McIntosh scored three goals in 9-2 win over Sault Ste. Marie&hellip;Bob Smulders, Doug Gibson and Bill Evo are other Peterborough leaders&hellip;Evo played on the Canadian junior lacrosse championship team in Peterborough last summer.LONDON: The Knights have already shown marked improvement over the club which sneaked into the final eighth playoff position last spring&hellip;Bill Long has them playing robust but positional hockey after transferring his coaching talents from Ottawa to London&hellip;Dennis Ververgaert scored five goals in 7-4 win over Kitchener and with center Reg Thomas gives the Knights a great one-two scoring punch&hellip;Attendance up over last season.KITCHENER: Eddie Bush, back with the teen-agers after two years in professional hockey, has his work cut out for him in Kitchener as the Rangers lost so many established stars through the age limit&hellip;The Rangers were winless in their first five starts but improvement can be expected by the New Year&hellip;Mike McKegney, one of the few Negro players in hockey, could emerge as the team leader after an impressive debut as a rookie in 1971-72.HAMILTON: The Red Wings give every indication of being the most improved team in the league after four or five dismal seasons&hellip;They were upset 5-2 on home ice by Sudbury, but tied 5-5 and won 5-4 with St. Catharines and only a catastrophie could keep them out of the playoffs&hellip;Center Jim Koleff playing extremely well, figuring on four of the five goals in St. Catharines and two of the three as they lost 9-3 in Oshawa.OSHAWA:The Generals started their schedule one week later than the other nine teams but got away on the right foot with a 9-3 home ice victory over Hamilton&hellip;Nels Pyett led Gus Bodnar&rsquo;s team with three goals and the strong offense, including Don Seiling, Bill Lochead and American-born Walt Johnson, should give the opposing goaltenders many anxious moments&hellip;Oshawa finished second a year ago, should remain in the first division.SUDBURY: One of the two new Northern Ontario entries, the Wolves obtained 11 experienced Junior A players from Niagara Falls when they bought the franchise from Hap Emms&hellip;Randy Holt, Eric Vail, Mark Melody, Tom Young and Tom Colley accounted for their five goals in the Wolves&rsquo; first-ever OHA Major Junior A win, 5-2 over Hamilton&hellip;At this point Sudbury can&rsquo;t be considered a threat for the championship but should make the playoffs&hellip;Great fan support from the rabid Northern Ontario fans.SAULT: The Greyhounds obtained Montreal Canadiens&rsquo; franchise but none of the players and, inexperience is showing in early-season games&hellip;They lost their first five straight games, scoring only 13 goals while giving up 37&hellip;Could be a rough season for Soo fans but manager Angelo Bumbacco and coach Abbie Carricato are pleased with the effort by the youngsters and are happy just to be a part of the Major Junior A scene&hellip;Greyhounds won the Northern Ontario Tier Two championship last season and, like Sudbury, have a solid following. &#9632;

f0033-01

Marlies Roll In High Gear; Petes, 67s Pose Top Threat

<h2>OCTOBER</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0034-0286/3234716-1-eng-US/f0034-022.jpg" title="f0034-02" width="307" height="481"></div><h2>NOVEMBER</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0034-0365/3234709-1-eng-US/f0034-032.jpg" title="f0034-03" width="314" height="1023"></div><h2>DECEMBER</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0034-0450/3234702-1-eng-US/f0034-042.jpg" title="f0034-04" width="311" height="1027"></div><h2>JANUARY</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0034-0539/3234695-1-eng-US/f0034-052.jpg" title="f0034-05" width="309" height="1028"></div><h2>FEBRUARY</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0034-0627/3234688-1-eng-US/f0034-062.jpg" title="f0034-06" width="318" height="1001"></div><h2>MARCH</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0034-0722/3234681-1-eng-US/f0034-072.jpg" title="f0034-07" width="307" height="686"></div><h2>STARTING TIMES OF GAMES</h2><h3>VANCOUVER</h3>Weekdays 8 pm Sundays 2 pm Thanksgiving Day 2pm<h3>VICTORIA</h3>Weekdays 8pm Sundays 7pm Saturdays 8:30pm<h3>NEW WESTMINSTER</h3>Weekdays 8pm Sundays 7pm<h3>EDMONTON</h3>Weekday 8pm Sundays 7:30pm Saturdays 8:30pm<h3>CALGARY</h3>Weekdays 8pm Sundays 7pm Holidays 7pm<h3>MEDICINE HAT</h3>Weekdays 8pm Saturdays 8:30pm<h3>SWIFT CURRENT</h3>Weekdays 8pm Sundays 7pm<h3>REGINA</h3>Weekdays 8pm Sundays 7:30pm<h3>SASKATOON</h3>Weekdays 8pm Sundays 2:30pm Boxing Day 2:30pm<h3>FUN FLON</h3>Weekdays 8:15pm Saturdays 8:15pm Sundays 7pm<h3>BRANDON</h3>Weekdays 8pm Saturdays 7:30pm Sundays 7:30pm Boxing Day 2:30pm<h3>WINNIPEG</h3>Weekdays 8pm Saturdays 8pm Sundays 1:45pm &#9632;

f0034-02

WCHL’s 1972-73 Schedule

<div class="byline">BY ALEX HARDY</div>EDMONTON&mdash;Forget the notion that Emonton Oil Kings will quietly relinquish their title as champions of the Western Canada Hockey League.Word out West was that Oil Kings were ripe to be dethroned by Medicine Hat Tigers, a devastating offensive club that beat Edmonton more times than not last season even though Oil Kings eventually represented the West in the Memorial Cup finals.Somebody forgot to let Edmonton know. Oil Kings unleashed a seven-goal second-period barrage to crush Medicine Hat 9-1 and take over the early-season lead in the WCHL Western Division.It was a sweet victory for Edmonton coach Brian Shaw, who had seen last year&rsquo;s title team reduced bv graduation. OilKings&rsquo; lack of veteran strength showed in the exhibition schedule when they won only one of seven games.The win was Kings&rsquo; second straight in league play. Veteran forward John Rogers was selectected captain just before the opener against Vancouver and responded with two goals and two assists in a 7-0 romp. Veteran Darcy Rota and rookie Mike Will also started fast, while Doug Soetaert gave yeoman service in goal.Edmonton is without two stalwart veterans. Fred Comrie, the only experienced center, is recovering from a knee injury. Tall defenseman Keith Mackie unerwent surgery in August for a severe eye injury suffered in last spring&rsquo;s Memorial Cup playoffs but is expected to try a comeback before long.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0034-01131/3234650-1-eng-US/f0034-012.jpg" title="f0034-01" width="312" height="315"><figcaption class="caption-body">TOM LYSIAK</figcaption></div>SASKATOON:&mdash; Blades won all six exhibition games, then followed with a 5-4 win over tough Flin Flon to open the regular season. Coach Jackie McLeod is quietly confident this is the year Blades have a shot at the league championship. Size and experience are their biggest plusses. McLeod has 12 regulars back and no less than nine of them are 19-year-olds. The loss of Lawrence Sacharuk, a 56-goal-man last season, hasn&rsquo;t hurt as much as expected. Blades are also the biggest club in the WCHL, which has been a factor in the early going.REGINA:&mdash; Even though Pats lost their first two league games, most knowledgeable hockey men rate them with Saskatoon as the powers in the Eastern Division. Regina suffered key losses, however, when defenseman Doug Marit and forward Rich Uhrich were forced out for several weeks with injuries. Still, coach Bob Turner has the best line in the West in Dennis Sobchuk, Clark Gillies and Mike Wanchuk, whch should keep them close to Saskatoon.VANCOUVER:&mdash; Nats were bombed in their first two regularseason outings by Medicine Hat and Edmonton, allowing 18 goals and scoring only four. At that point, coach Charlie Hodge was wishing he&rsquo;d stayed around to play goal for Vancouver Canucks. Shockingly, Nats rebounded in Game 3 to beat powerful Calgary Centennials 3-2, outshooting and outskating them. Murray Beck was the hero, scoring twice. Still, Hodge is beating the bushes for a tough, mean leader.SWIF CURRENT:&mdash; Coach Stan Dunn&rsquo;s Broncos could be the surprise of the league. They stunned Regina 7-2 in their regular-schedule opener, and with the second-best goaltender in the WCHL (Henry Durkin) and a high-scoring forward line (Terry McDougall, Kellv Pratt and Brent Leavins), the are picked by several observers as good enough to slip into the fourth and final playoff spot in the East. Swift Current&rsquo;s good crop of holdover forwards has played well thus far.FLIN FLON:&mdash; Bombers are an anomoly. The started like blockbusters, winning seven of eight exhibition contests, then proceeded to lose their first three league games. Wayne Bianchin was the hero of the pre-season schedue with 14 goals. Despite their impressive exhibition record. Bombers are picked by several scouts to miss the playoff. This is despite the fact they have 15 returnees. including the best right winger in the West. Blaine Stoughton. They also have an excellent coach in Pat Ginnell. But a suspect defense will hurt.MEDICINE HAT:&mdash; Tigers won their first two league encounters easily, outscoring the opposition 21-5 before running into red-hot Edmonton. One of those wins was a 10-1 drubbing of Flin Flon. with Boyd Anderson firing five goals in just over three minutes. With the best offensive team in the WCHL led by forwards Tom Lysiak and Lanny McDonald. Tigers have proved to be an exciting road attraction. They&rsquo;ve also been popular at home, with huge crowds filling Medicine Hat Arena.CALGARY:&mdash; Centennials have the best junior goalie in Canada. John Davidson, and he had to use all his magic as Calgary barely eked out a split in a three-game season-opening trip to the West Coast. After beating Victoria 5-2 in the opener. Cents were lucky to the New Westminster. then lost to Vancouver. In all three games they were outplayed but were saved by Davidson&rsquo;s brilliant work. Offensively. Jerry Holland paced Calgary with four goals, including at least one in every same.WINNIPEG:&mdash; Jets had more than their share of problems last season, and things have gone from bad to worse. New coach Gerrv Brisson, taking over from Nick Mickoski. has got Jets playing a more physical game, but they still got blitzed in the exhibition season. It is unlikely Winnipeg will be able to win more than the 24 games they took last season.BRANDON:&mdash; Wheal Kings won their league opener 6-5 over Regina on Bill McMullen&rsquo;s third-period goal. However, the rest of the season may not be so sweet for coach Rudy Pilous&rsquo; charges. They have only one experienced defenseman. and the move to Brandon&rsquo;s beautiful new arena, the Keystone Center, could help visiting clubs who have found it tough playing in the band box that, served, as Wheaties&rsquo; home, for the past two years. Ron Chip perfield and Rob Neale, who each scored twice in the opening win. are Pilous&rsquo; stars but won&rsquo;t he able to do it alone.NEW WESTMINSTER:&mdash;Bruins managed only a tie in their first two league games, an indication they have slipped from last season&rsquo;s powerhouse. Against Calgary. Bruins held a 38-18 advantage in shots on goal but&rsquo;were still fortunate to escape with a 2-2 tie. Both goals went in off lucky bounces. Although they have lost several of last year&rsquo;s stars. Bruins are a big club with solid goaltending from Terry Richardson and, could fight for fourth place in the West. &#9632;

f0034-01

Kings Display Carly Power; Blades, Pats Ranked High

QUEBEC CITY&mdash;The Quebec City Remparts have drawn first blood in what shapes up as a season-long battle with the Cornwall Royals for top spot in the final &lsquo;72-73, Quebec Major Junior Hockey League standings.Both clubs carried unblemished 6-0 records into the Colisee de Quebec and when the smoke had cleared the Remparts had emerged with a 4-0 triumph.The Remparts were QMJHL champions and Memorial Cup winners in 1971 with the Royals accomplishing the same feat last season with a surprise triumph in the national junior finals over more highly rated Edmonton and Peterborough squads.There seems little question that these two clubs represent the power in the league once again this year and add to that the fact that Quebec mentor Orval Tessier was the man behind the Cornwall bench last season, and you have the makings of a dandy season-long struggle. Andre Deschamps paced the Remparts to the shutout win with a pair of goals with Richard Nantais and Guy Chouinard added singles.With only four final-year juniors on the club roster and with scoring star Jacques Locas back again in &lsquo;73-74, Remparts are shaping up as a dominant QMJHL force for several seaons.Meanwhile, the Montreal Red, White and Blue (formerly the OHA Junior Canadiens) are adjusting to the news All Star Ian Turnbull will not be returning to the club for his final year of junior eligibility. Turnbull won CAHA approval for his shift to the Ottawa 67s of the OHA. However, Montreal club officials are looking forward to the return of veteran rearguard Michel Latreille to the lineup to steady the team&rsquo;s corp of young blueliners. Latreille, a solid performer last season, broke a hand in pre-season exhibition play.<h2>HOW THEY STAND</h2><h3>QUEBEC MAJOR LEAGUE</h3>(Standings on Mon. Oct. 15)<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0035-0367/3234747-1-eng-US/f0035-032.jpg" title="f0035-03" width="313" height="137"></div><h3>GAMES COMPLETED</h3>Mon. Oct. 9Sherbrooke 4 at Laval 9Tue. Oct. 10Montreal 4 at Cornwall 5Sorel 8 at Trots-Rivieres 8Shawinigan 5 at Quebec 11Thur. Oct. 12Sherbrooke 6 at Drummondvtlle 2Fri. Oct. 13Drummondville 4 at Shawinigan 5Quebec 8 at Laval 3Cornwall 6 at Sorel 4Trois-Rivieres 6 at Sherbrooke 8Sun. Oct. 15Sorel 4 at Drummondville 8Laval 2 at Shawinigan 6Cornwall 0 at Quebec 4Sherbrooke 3 at Montreal 3 &#9632;

f0035-03

Quebec Remparts Win Showdown To Grab League Lead From Cornwall

<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0035-0294/3234778-1-eng-US/f0035-022.jpg" title="f0035-02" width="588" height="552"></div><div class="container"><div class="figure-block image-float"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0035-01118/3234785-1-eng-US/f0035-012.jpg" title="f0035-01" width="117" height="205"></div></div><div style="clear: both;"></div><h2>Blocking Shots</h2>How often do you see defensemen drop to their knees to block shots? It&rsquo;s not a good move except when you have no alternative.First, you could be hurt; second, you&rsquo;ve taken yourself out of action&mdash;even for a second. Third, you could get a penalty for deliberately stopping play&mdash;if the referee sees it that way. Too, a smothered shot hides the puck and if the referee can&rsquo;t see it, play will stop for a faceoff.If you have to go down to stop a shot keep your stick in front of you and don&rsquo;t sprawl&mdash;lean into the shot and try to keep your balance. Watch out that the stick in front of you doesn&rsquo;t trip the puck carrier&mdash;another chance of a penalty. &#9632;

f0035-02

HOCKEY…For Minors

<div class="byline">&#x2014;BY HERB MYERS</div><div class="container"><div class="figure-block image-float"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0035-0459/3234816-1-eng-US/f0035-042.jpg" title="f0035-04" width="139" height="243"></div>Coach Lorne Ferguson&rsquo;s Kingston Frontenacs lost their first two games in the newly formed Ontario ProvincialJunior A League. 7-1 to North York Rangers and 6-3 to the Seneca Flyers. Coach George Dale&rsquo;s Seneca team and Kingston were 3-3 after two periods at Kingston Memorial Center when bluelmer Tom Place beat Kingston goalie Jim Britton and three minutes later Ron McFarland upped the score to 5-3 with are other Flyer goal. Steve MacIntyre, Ron Smith, Harry Roback and defeseman Rick Tarasuk also tallied for Seneca. Dan Wilson, Sean Wight, Gary Jardine, and Mike McKeown were the only Frontenac skaters to score on Flyer goalie George Ishiw.Goaltender Michel Masson turned back 34 shots as the Waterloo Maroons (Que Jr. A) blanked the St. Jean Eagles 6-0. Martial Ricard led the Maroons with a hat trick and 18-year old Daniel Doyon added two more.Windsor Spitfires&rsquo; GM-Coach Jerry Serviss (Southern Ont. Jr. Al took his team back to the dressing room after the second period trailing the Niagara Falls Flyers 3-1. Returning for the final period, the Spits exploded for six third period goals to win 7-5 at Windsor Arena. Ken Mann opened the scoring. John Asadoorian followed with three goals and defensemen John Riley and Frank Bathe added one each. Mike Sovie garnered four assists during the big period.The British Columbia Junior A League moved across the border with the addition of Bellingham. Washington to the circuit. In their league opener, the U.S. team lost 14-1 to the Nanaimo. Vancouver Island Hues, another newcomer to the West Coast group.Hat tricks were plentiful as the Brossard Hawks rolled over St. Hyacinthe 15-4 in a Richelieu-Montreal Jr B game. Daniel Vinet and Richard Bergeron scored four goals each while Alan Leblanc added three more for the high-scoring Hawks.The Central Ontario Junior A League added international flavor in the person of Derek Holmes, new coach of the Ottawa M & W Rangers. For two years Holmes was the player-coach of the Finland National team, and last season coached the Swiss Nationals. League President Norm Sauders announced a 55-game schedule and a new team entry, the Nepean Raiders. Coach Hal Rockburn is returning to the defending champion Smiths Falls Bears, but the Pembroke Lumber Kings, fourth place finishers a year ago, have been established as the team to beat.High scoring Michel Cournoyer contributed a hat trick while Jean Lussier and Gilles Rheault added two goals a piece as the Granby Vics (Quebec Jr. A) walloped the Longueuil Jets 11-2. Vics&rsquo; goalie Michel Dion turned back 50 shots to gain the win.All Star Grant Farncombe, leading scorer of the Portage la Prairie Terriers last season with 84 points, has returned and will captain the Muzz McPherson-coached Terriers in the Manitoba Junior A League this season.St. Thomas&rsquo; Dan Spasic played 36 games and scored three goals during the 1971-72 season for the Southern Ontario Junior A club. This season the 19 year old forward scored three goals in one game as the Elgins edged the Chatham Maroons 5-4. Jamie Hodge and Barry Stratton also scored for St. Thomas.Two of last season&rsquo;s high scoring 19-year-olds with Verdun Maple Leafs (Quebec Major Jr) have signed to play their hockey in Switzerland this winter. They are Serge Martel who scored 184 points over the past two years for Verdun and winger Jules Boivin, who tallied 150 points for the same period.Joe Tennant, coach of the Kamloops Rockets (British Columbia Jr A) obtained 16-year-old Rick Hudson, 17-year old Neil Lysen and 18-year old Terry Tarnow from the Calgary Centennials of the Western Canada Major Junior League. Hudson performed for Kamloops last season while &lsquo;Parnow was a 14 goal performer with Lethbridge in Alberta Junior A League and backliner Lyseng tallied 23 points and 123 penalty minutes with the same club. Dennis Dunn, from the Kindersley Midgets, also joined the Rockets.Kerry Fraser was a 19-vear old right wing tor the Sarnia Bees a year ago in the Southern Ontario Junior A League and accounted for 33 points in 41 games. This season Kerry has turned pro. but as a hockey official. He will officiate in the American and International Hockey Leagues this season.Al Willard, with three goals, led the Stratford Warriors (West Ont Jr B) to a 9-2 victory over defending champion St. Mary&rsquo;s Lincolns as the Warriors outshot the Lincs 52-28. Jeff Foss, Doug Bisson, Danny Morris, Mike Scott, Tom Ruston and Ted Keller added single goals for Stratford while Jack Valiquette tallied both Linc scores. &#9632;</div>

Search for your favorite player or team

October 27, 1972

Player’s of the week

World Hockey Association Summaries

Stars Can Beat Out Hawks

FAN FORUM