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September 1, 1973
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New York To Host Hockey Spectacular; WHA Pre-Season Game Set For Montreal
NEW YORK— One thing that the World Hockey Association has added to the hockey scene is a number of innovations. Last year, for insistance there were sudden-death overtimes in regular season play, colored pucks (which failed to make the grade, by the way) and colored referee’s sweaters. This season the WHA will add a new wrinkle to hockey with a “Hockey Spectacular Night” at Madison Square Garden. The ‘Spectacular’, scheduled for Sept. 25, features the Winnipeg Jets, New England Whalers, Houston Aeros and New York Golden Blades. Each team will play one period against the other teams in the same night, giving the fans six periods of hockey. (Winnipeg plays one period against New England, one against Houston, one against New York and soon.) The winner is the team that establishes the best record over its…
Mathers Picks Ex-Bear Hamilton As Successor
HERSHEY— Chuck Hamilton, a long-time, favorite member of the Hershey Bears for eight seasons, was signed to a one-year contract as bench coach of the Hershey Bears by President Frank S. Mathers. A graduate of Carleton College in Ottawa, with a major in mathematics, Hamilton attended Elizabethtown College when playing with the Bears (1963-1971). Hamilton returns to the Bears from the St. Louis Blues’ organization, having played defense for the Denver Spurs in the WHL since leaving the Bears two seasons ago. He also was called up to the parent Blues for three games in the NHL last season. With Hershey the popular Hamilton played center, leftwing, right wing, defense and starred as a penalty killer. Hamilton suffered a broken leg (the third time the leg was broken) when he collided with center…
Hab Prospects Face Stiff Training Camp Opposition
MONTREAL— When National Hockey League teams assembled in Montreal-last spring to conduct the 1973 amateur draft, the Stanley Cup champion Montreal Canadiens held seven choices in the first two rounds of the draft. As a show of the Habs’ wealth of talent, general manager Sam Pollock dealt off three of the choices to prevent flooding an already overflowing minor league system. That revealed just what kind of talent the Canadiens possess. Some of that overflow of talent will also find out how strong the Habs really are when they take a close look at Montreal’s training camp roster. The Canadiens have invited 54 players to their training camp which opens September 17 in Kentville, Nova Scotia. Those 54 hopefuls will battle for 20 positions on the varsity roster, and with approximately 15 already spoken…
Ranger Veterans To Feel Sting Of Popein’s Whip
NEW YORK— When the New York Rangers embark on the training camp portion of the 1973-74 season September 9 in Kitchener, Ontario, the pattern of the new season will unfold. With new coach Larry Popein taking over, the New York sextet is in a season of change. “I will run a tight, tough training camp,” says Popein. “Having worked with Emile (Francis) at previous camps, I know the Ranger system very well. These guys are going to have to work.” Under Francis the Rangers were one of the better disciplined clubs in the National Hockey League, both on and off the ice. More of the same can be expected from Popein, 42, who always was in shape when he played for the Rangers and coach Phil “the Whip” Watson in the fifties. “I remember…
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