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October 13, 1962
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‘Rocket’ Receives Biggest Ovation From Garden Fans
TORONTO, Ont.— Maurice (The Rocket) Richard received the biggest ovation of the night when the 1947 All-Stars were introduced—including Bill Durnan, Butch Bouchard, Ken Reardon, Milt Schmidt and Doug Bentley. As Richard left the ice, a wiseacre shouted: “Hey Rocket, how about all that greasy kid stuff?”… When Leonard (Red) Kelly, newly-elected member of parliament for York West, got into a bumping session along the boards, another fan yelled at the Leafs’ centre-defenceman: “C’mon Red, get out of there. This isn’t a Liberal conference.”… Boom Boom Geoffrion’s fall after catching his skate in the boards drew the remark “Sing us a song, Boomer.”… A visiting scribe refused to take Jim Norris’ million-dollar offer for Frank Mahovlich seriously. “It’s in Canadian Funds, so Jim is saving about $82,000 on the deal.”… Besides Mahovlich, Billy Harris and Allan Stanley also…
Americans Get Face Lifting With Six Holdovers; Migay Coaching Bow Set Bot Lineup Mystery
ROCHESTER, N.Y.— You won’t be able to tell the Rochester Americans without a program when the 1962-63 American Hockey League season opens. For that matter, as this is written before the Amerks begin their seventh campaign, even the Rochester front office isn’t sure just who will be in the lineup. But at the moment, only six regulars from a year ago are with the squad. Rudy Migay, making his first venture into the coaching profession after a long career in the NHL and couple of great seasons with the Amerks, doesn’t have to look any farther than the goal for his first problem. Young, flashy Jerry Cheevers was considered a shoo-in for the job off his 24-game stint here at the end of last season. But his training camp showing wasn’t as good as that…
PASSING THE PUCK
TORONTO’S 4-1 win over the NHL All-Stars in the 16th annual National Hockey League All-Star Game was the fifth time the Stanley Cup champions had beaten the pick of the loop… In seven games the Stars have come out on top. Two games ended in ties and in two years, 1951 and 1952, the League played the First All-Star Team against the Second Team. Both of these contests ended in ties… Over 200 attended the annual All-Star dinner on the evening prior to the game… Jim Norris’s million dollar offer to Toronto for Frank Mahovlich was the big news everywhere at this year’s All-Star classic… Detroit’s Gordie Howe who has played in every All-Star Game but the first one and who scored the lone Star tally was the top performer…
Fort Wayne Signs Thomson Again, Top EHL Scorer
FORT WAYNE, Ind.— It was announced by Fort Wayne that Len Thornson had signed his 196263 contract. Len scored 32 goals and 90 assists for a total of 122 points which won him the Leo Lamoureux trophy as the league’s leading scorer last season with the Komets. This was the first scoring title in Len’s career although in the 1960-61 season he had a comfortable lead going into the last few weeks of the season when he broke his ankle and was sidelined for the remainder of the year. In 1961-62 Len also won the Gats-ehene Trophy: this marked the second time in three years that the most valuable player award went to “Big Red.” Thornson came to Fort Wayne in 1957 from Indianapolis in a player trade, and has been one of…
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