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November 30, 1973
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THE ROLE OF A… HOCKEY POLICEMAN FITS BRYAN WATSON
PITTSBURGH— Bryan Watson has once again eliminated himself from competition for the Lady Byng Award, but what else is new in the career of the toughest little guy to ever lace up the skates and drop the gloves? At five feet, 10 inches and 175 pounds, Watson represents Pittsburgh’s policeman and one of the most improved defensemen in the league despite being a member in good standing of the NHL’s 1,000-plus penalty minute club. Watson’s career started in the Montreal Canadiens system in 1962 after three years of junior hockey with Peterboro. Bryan got his first taste of NHL action in 1963-64 when he played in 39 games with the Canadiens and in six Stanley Cup playoff games. In 1964-65, he quickly learned that he had to throw his weight around if he wanted…
Leafs May Shop For Forward Heavy After Coast Safari
TORONTO — From Jim Gregory, this was outstanding candor. Usually any question concerning potential trades stuns the Maple Leaf general manager into silence, or the stock reply that he’s always looking to make a deal to help the team. This was recently, however when he appeared before a group of Leaf fans at the monthly Go Leafs Go luncheon, and eventually a question was received from the floor concerning possible trades. Did the usual look of horror cross the wily G.M.’s brow? No, he was positively Jim Gregarious as he explained Leafs’ position in the trading market. “We’ve got nothing at the moment,” he rasped, “but this is an important stretch of five games coming up for us, and when we’re past it Red Kelly might be ready to come to me and…
Bruins Playing Four First-Year Men
BOSTON— With runaway expansion in the National Hockey League it is not unusual for every team to be playing rookies. The Bruins are playing four first-year men. and their best goalkeeper had only 44 NHL games when he came to Boston. The Bruins were committed to youth, and although they have two men with track records of success with youth in Managing Director Harry Sinden and Coach Bep Guidolin, people still want that Stanley Cup back in Boston. And they don’t care how. If, however, the Bruins can manage to stay at or near the top of the NHL East, as they have been in the early going, the youngsters cannot hope to do anything but get better. Guidolin said recently after a game in which the Bruins ran into a flock of penalties,…
JUNIOR JOTTINGS
Manitoba League The defending Centennial Cup champions Portage la Prairie Terriers continued where where they left off last season as they started with six straight wins under new coach Dale Peters. Despite losing 12 overage players plus All Star goalie John Memryk to the Western Canada Major League, the Terriers have 19-year-old Bob Miller and 18-year-old Chuck Naish returning up front plus 16-year-old Dan Bonner, the team’s leading scorer. Anchoring the defense is 19-year-old All Star George Miller and the fine goaltending duo of Brad Bradbury and Don Light, former Selkirk midget. The newly-added Brandon Travellers are also undefeated after their first five games being led by the league leading scorer Dave Leboutelliere and Mike Bradbury. The Travellers’ goalie Blaine Peterson posted the first shutout of the season, a 7-0 blanking…
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