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December 29, 1972
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JUNIOR OTTINGS
Central Ontario Junior Nineteen-year old Norm McLeod scored three times for Ottawa and Jamie Plunkett twice as the Rangers handed the Pembroke Lumber Kings only their third loss of the season by the score of 7-5 Pembroke victory. Pat Hahn hit three of the Kings goals while Tim Young and Randy Mohns added the others while the second-place Rangers got two from Terry Feindel and one apiece from Gord Moore, Marc Aubry and McLeod. Ottawa GM Grant McIntosh has taken over the coaching duties from Derek Holmes while Hernie Limoges has replaced Ken Neilson as coach of the last-place Hull Festivals. The Nepean Raiders are improving with every outing and coach Frank Chiarelli’s club may move up. New Brunswick Junior Moncton Alpine Beavers have lost only once and led by rookie Dave Upton…
WESTERN LEAGUE
LOUISVILLE SLUGGER HOCKEY STICKS Made in Canada by HILLERICH & BRADSBY. LTD Arnold Street. Wallaceburg. Ontario Sold in U.S and Canada LOUISVILLE SLUGGER HOCKEY STICKS Made in Canada by HILLERICH & BRADSBY. LTD Arnold Street. Wallaceburg. Ontario Sold in U.S and Canada HOW THEY STAND GAMES COMPLETED Tues Dec. 12 San Diego 3 at Dallas 5 Wed. Dec. 13 Phoenix 1 at Portland 6 San Diego 4 at Fort Worth 5 Solt Lake 2 at Denver 1 Thur. Dec. 14 Phoenix 4 at Seattle 5 Fri. Dec 15 San Diego 2 at Omaha 3 Seattle 2 at Solt Lake 4 Tulsa 2 at Denver 6 Sat. Dec. 16 Portland 1 at Seattle 8 San Diego 0 at Tulsa 7 Salt Lake 2 at Phoenix 6 Sun. Dec. 17 Denver 3 at Portlond 5 GAMES TO COME Wed. Dec. 20 Omaha at Portland San Diego at Denver Thur. Dec. 21 San Diego at Salt Lake Fri. Dec 22 Omaha at Seattle Sat. Dec 23 Salt Lake at Seattle Phoenix at Portland Omaha at San…
Unknown Donnelly Raider Gem
NEW YORK— Most WHA teams can thank the NHL for supplying most the their better talent, but not when it comes to Pete Donnelly of the Raiders. The Raiders can thank the Jersey Devils of the Eastern Hockey League. That’s where Donnelly was buried before the Raiders came into existence. He was doing a fine job, but it was not readily noticeable in the statistics (3.79 goals against) because of the league’s wide-open style of play. Another thing, the Devils were pretty sad. The Raiders had been aware of Donnelly’s talent, though, and they gave him a golden opportunity to make their hockey team. Their intentions, of course, were to get a goaltender to back up big Gary Kurt, who played part of last season with the California Golden Seals. Well, at the season’s one-third…
Car Accident Shelves Petes’ Star For Year
PETERBOROUGH— Bob Smulders, who played an important role in Peterborough winning the Ontario Hockey Association Major Junior A championship last season and taking them to the Memorial Cup finals against Cornwall, is out of hockey for the balance of the season. The Peterborough right winger suffered a broken leg in a game early in the season, then was involved in a serious car accident near Omemee. Ont. the first week of November. Smulders was at first listed in critical condition, suffering a fractured left arm and a fractured dislocation of the right foot, ankle and knee. He was transferred to Sunny-brook Hospital in Toronto and latest reports placed him in good condition with every chance he will be able resume his hockey career next fall. —GATECLIFF…