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November 3, 1972
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CHL Summaries
Fri. Oct. 13 OMAHA 5 at TULSA 3 Saturday, Oct. 14 OMAHA 3 at FORT WORTH 6…
New Ranger Curt Bennett Versatile Performer
NEW YORK— The more the Rangers’ Emile Francis sees Curt Bennett, the happier he is with his new defenseman and forward. “Curt has really helped us”, says Francis, “especially with the number of injuries we’ve had on this club.” In a recent game against Vancouver, the 6’3” Bennett played three positions for the Rangers—left wing, center and defense. This, of course, made Francis even happied for the little Ranger coach-general manager is big on versatility. Bennett, who was traded last May from St. Louis, is one of two new faces on the Rangers. The other is Steve Vickers, a forward. “Right now”, says Bennett. “I’m trying to do two things: Make this team and find an apartment.” Bennett is unique in manyways. Number one—although born in Canada, he came to the United States when he was…
NHL Team Rosters
C-Captain A-Alternate Captain MONTREAL GOAL Ken Dryden Michel Plasse Wayne Thomas DEFENSE Jacques Laperriere A Guy Lapointe Serge Savard Pierre Bouchard Dale Hoganson Bob Murdoch Dale Hoganson CENTER Jacques Lemaire Pete Mahovlich Rejean Houle Henri Richard C R. WING Yvan Cournoyer A Guy Lafleur Claude Larose Jimmy Roberts Chuck Arnason L WING Frank Mahovlich A More Tardif Steve Shutt Chuck Lefley INJURED None CHICAGO GOAL Tony Esposito Gory Smith DEFENSE Doug Jarrett A Pat Stapleton Bill White A Keith Mognusot Phil Russell John Marks CENTER Stan Mikita A Pit Martin Lou Angotti Brian Ogilvie Darryl Moggs R. WING Chico Maki Cliff Koroll Jim Pappin J.P. Bordeleau L WING Dennis Hull Dan Maloney Jerry Korab INJURED None. BOSTON GOAL Ed Johnston Ross Brooks DEFENSE Dallas Smith Don Awrey Carol Vodnais Nick Beverly Bobby Orr CENTER Phil Esposito A Fred Stanfield Ace Bailey R. WING Ken Hodge Wayne Cashman Terry O’Reilly Fred O’Donnell L WING John Bucyk A Don Marcotte Mike Walton INJURED None ST.L0UIS GOAL Jacques Caron Wayne Stephenson DEFENSE Andre Dupont Chris Evans Steve Durbano Noel Picard Bob Plager A Barclay Plager A CENTER Gary Unger Frank St. Marseille A Danny O’Shea Fran Huck Wayne Merrick R. WING Mike Murphy Kevin O’Shea Gary Sabourin L WING Jack Egers Phil Roberto Floyd Thomson Jim Shires INJURED None. DETROIT GOAL Roy Edwards Denis DeJordy DEFENSE Gary Bergman A Larry Johnston Ron Stackhouse Rick Newell Thommie Bergman CENTER Red Berenson A Marcel Dionne Alex Delvecchio C Henry Boucha R. WING Mickey Redmond Bill Collins Leon Rochefort Len Fontaine L WING Nick Libett Tim Ecclestone Guy Charron Al Kariander INJURED Gary Doak CALIFORNIA GOAL Gilles MelocheM arv Edwards DEFENSE Dick…
Barons Hit Low Of 240 Fans; Friday 13th Lucky For Amerks
CLEVELAND— When it was announced that the Cleveland Barons would play only four night games this American League season everybody around the AHL knew that attendance would drop. But little did anyone guess how far. When the Barons played their first of 16 Saturday afternoon home dates on Oct. 14, the turnout was 240 spectators! Floyd Smith, coach of the Cincinnati Swords who were playing there that day, said kiddingly later he thought the crowd figure was inflated. But someone else did challenge it. He said he counted everybody and came up with 237. Bob Brown, publicity chief for the Barons and the World Hockey Association Cleveland Crusaders, figured three people were inthe restrooms at the time the other count was made. “You certainly can’t cheat when there are that few people in the building,”…
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