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December 29, 1972
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Castoff Coalers Keep Culls In Rate
SAN DIEGO— The San Diego Gulls’ pair of castoff goaltenders are leading the Western Hockey League. Ken Broderick, in his second season with the Gulls, owns a 2.67 goals against average. Bob Champoux, returning to pro hockey after a two-year absence.. ranks second with a 2.73 mark. Gulls have had trouble scoring but with by far the stingiest goals-against record, b2 in 23 games, are in a three-way battle for third place in the WHL standings. Broderick, 30. a five-year veteran with the Canadian National Team, was back in the amateur ranks two years ago after three year part-time duty with Phoenix, Iowa of the Central League and the National Hockey League Minnesota North Stars. Gulls signed him as backup to WHL All Star Jack McCartan last season but he quickly shunted McCartan aside and was…
Hawks Cushion West Lead After Winning On Coast
CHICAGO— Chicago Black Hawks are getting fat playing against NHL team from the West Coast. The Hawks made one of their trips out to the coast last week and then came home to play host to a coast team. The net result? Three wins, a loss and a three-point lead over the Minnesota North Stars in the West Division fight for first place. It all started Dec. 12 in Vancouver. The Hawks skated off with a 5-1 victory there. Then, they moved on to the plush Los Angeles Forum but came away on the short end of a 3-1 count. But never mind. The California Golden Seals were next on the schedule. The Hawks trooped into the Oakland Coliseum and they must have been more than mad at losing to the Kings. They took…
Hall Still Taking Defeat Hard In WHA; Jets Pull Away With Hull Blazing Trail
EDMONTON— One reason Glenn Hall gave up goaltending in the National Hockey League was that he grew tired of becoming sick to his stomach after every game. When Alberta Oilers of the World Hockey Association approached Hall to become an assistant coach last summer, he agreed because he was certain the new job would be lessIt hasn’t turned out that way, though. After Oilers lost another game in a slump that dropped them from first to fourth in the West, head coach Ray Kinasewich trudged back to the coaches’ of-iice just in time to see Hall throwing up. “Glenn takes this job as seriously as he did as a player,” says Kinasewich. Hall has proved to be a popular coach, well-respected by the men he primarily tutors, Oiler goalies Jack Norris and Ken Brown. When…
Russian Game Provided Spark As Montrealers Start Streak
MONTREAL— Strange as it may seem, a team of hockey players from Russia may be largely responsible for whatever success the Montreal Red, White and Blue achieve in the second half of the Quebec Major Junior A schedule. Languishing in the bottom spot in the nine-team Quebec circuit, the team which shares the prestigious Montreal Forum with the NHL Canadiens somehow drew the responsibility of representing Quebec in the only game played against the touring Moscow Selects within the province. Bolstered by some pros from the Canadiens’ organization and a few local college players, the juniors responded to the challenge with an excellent showing and earned a 3-3 draw, the only point the Soviets dropped in their entire swing through Canada. After playing Moscow to a standoff evidently the remainder of the Quebec…
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