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July 1, 1963

The Hockey News July 1, 1963

MONTREAL, Que.-Center Phil Goyette, traded by Montreal Canadiens to the New York Rangers last month, said he wasn&rsquo;t too surprised at the deal.Goyette said he had been told by the Habs he wouldn&rsquo;t be protected in the draft and expected &ldquo;something to happen&rdquo;.Quipped the affable forward:&ldquo;Now, maybe I will get to play a little&mdash;10 minutes instead of two.&rdquo; &#9632;

IN THIS ISSUE

Goyette Not Surprised On Learning Of Trade

<div class="byline">By HARRY MOLTER</div><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-011812/8165518-1-eng-US/f0009-012.jpg" title="f0009-01" width="264" height="460"><figcaption class="caption-body">Glenn Hall</figcaption></div>CHICAGO, Ill.-The Chicago Black Hawks may carry two goalies next season&mdash;Glenn Hall and Dennis De Jordy. Hall has been Chicago&rsquo;s regular goalie for the past six seasons and was the backbone of its rebuilding program that saw them go from last place to the Stanley Cup and become a regular season challenger. He won the Vezina Trophy and all-star honors last season.De Jordy has toiled in the nets at Chicago&rsquo;s Buffalo farm team for the past three seasons and is regarded by most observers as good enough to play on at least half the NHL teams. When Hall&rsquo;s iron man consecutive game streak ended last season De Jordy filled in for a total of five games and allowed an average of 2.40 goals per game&mdash;in line with Hall&rsquo;s 2.55 season long average.When new Chicago coach Billy Reay was asked recently if the Black Hawks were considering trading either Hall or De Jordy, he passed the Question to owner Jim Norris:&ldquo;We have no idea of trading either of them,&rdquo; said Norris. &ldquo;The pressure is on the goalminders in today&rsquo;s hockey and we very possibly will carry both Hall and De Jordy with us all season. We feel sure it will help Glenn to give him a few days rest every so often and we are fortunate to have a good man like De Jordy to fill in.&rdquo;<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-021244/8165511-1-eng-US/f0009-022.jpg" title="f0009-02" width="268" height="427"><figcaption class="caption-body">Dennis DeJordy</figcaption></div>De Jordy has played for Reay the past two seasons at Buffalo and this past year was the American Hockey League&rsquo;s All-Star goalie and most valuable player.&ldquo;I know Dennis can play in the NHL,&rdquo; said Reay. &ldquo;He&rsquo;s a French Canadian and so he&rsquo;s a little colorful in his style. He stands up and goes out of the net to meet you quite a way. The Booster Club at Buffalo picked him as the Bisons&rsquo; most valuable player and also as their most popular.&rdquo;Chicago obtained goalie Jack McCartan this offseason, probably as De Jordy&rsquo;s replacement at Buffalo since goalie Roger Crozier was traded off in the Howie Young deal. &#9632;

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Chicago May Carry Two Goaltenders Denis DeJordy Set To Spell Off Hall

<div class="byline">By JIM PROUDFOOT</div><div class="image-hero"><img title="f00C4-04" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f00c4-04132/8165986-1-eng-US/f00c4-042.jpg"><figcaption class="caption-body">For the first time In Canadian hockey history, team from Windsor this year captured the historic Allan Cup, symbolic of the country&rsquo;s senior amateur championship. The Windsor Bulldogs turned the trick by defeating Winnipeg Maroon* in five games. Shown here are members of the victorious Bulldogs. They are, front row, left to right, Walter Pawlyshyn, Wayne Rutledge, Bill Mitchell, Bill coach, Irwin Gross Monty Reynolds, Joe Klukay. Centre row, Jim Kimmerly, assistant manager, Norm Foster, Tom Micallef, Jean Marc Asselin, Jacques Begin, Tom Walker, Jerry Serviss, Bud Hillman, Jack Costello, Bobby Brown, Sam Fox, president of Windsor Arena. Back row, Kirk Scott, assistant trainer, Real Chevreflls, Bill Pring, Jim Josephson, Bill Mitchell, trainer.</figcaption></div>TORONTO, Ont.&mdash;If National Hockey League teams ever enter the European player market, the move will be made first in Sweden.Russia and Czechoslovakia produce talent equal to that of the Swedes, maybe superior, but they are ruled out by the problem of smuggling men from behind the Iron Curtain.In any case, Sweden is one of the world&rsquo;s major powers in amateur hockey, having won the international championship in 1962 and the runnerup spot behind Russia this year.Would any of the Swedes be good enough for NHL competition 7Could be. Two facets of North American hockey are almost unknown to the Swedes: rough contact and persistent forechecking. This deficiency could be overcome by good coaching. The best Swedish players are big, fast and skilful on the attack. That kind of raw material would be irresistible to NHL scouts, if they saw the Swedes in action.Toronto Maple Leafs want to take a further look. They have invited goalie Kjell Svenson and Lill-Stoeveln Oberg to their September training camp. This move.was made on the recommendation of former professional coach Frank Currie, who attended the world championships in Stockholm this year to further Calgary&rsquo;s bid to host the 1968 winter Olympics.When the Swedish players publicized the invitation Punch Imlach, Leafs general manager, placed their names on the roster of his new Denver farm team. He didn&rsquo;t want some opposition club to grab them.Neither player has indicated whether he will accept the bid.Ulf Sterner, star centre of the Swedish team, plans to attend New York Rangers&rsquo; camp&mdash;partly because he thinks he has a chance to make the grade but chiefly to pick up some hockey knowledge.It&rsquo;s only a few years, of course, since Sweden&rsquo;s number one hockey star, Sven (Tumba) Johansson tried out with Boston Bruins and left voluntarily after impressing nobody. Johansson&rsquo;s own explanation was that he found it impossible to adjust to all the bodychecking that was going on.<h2>Allan Cup Winners&hellip; Windsor Bulldogs &#9632;</h2>

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TORONTO INVITES TWO SWEDES TO TRAINING CAMP

PITTSBURGH, Pa&mdash;Pittsburgh Hornets coach Jack Stewart has announced that he is giving up the reins as coach of the American Hockey League club. He gave conflicting business interests as the reason for the move.Stewart, who came to the Hornets just one year ago, said that although he was severing his connections with the club he did not intend to leave the Pittsburgh area.A short while ago, the Meadows Harness Racetrack in Washington, Pa. announced that Stewart has been hired as a judge at the new track. Prior to his new association with the Meadows, Stewart had been an official at various racetracks in Ohio and Michigan. With the expanding racetrack season could no longer be able to continue both jobs.&ldquo;Black Jack&rdquo;, as he was known throughout the hockey world, was an all time great defenseman in the NHL before turning to coaching on his retirement as player. He coached junior hockey in Canada and was coach at Sault Ste Marie of the EPHL before coming to Pittsburgh last year.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-03752/8165549-1-eng-US/f0009-032.jpg" title="f0009-03" width="268" height="427"><figcaption class="caption-body">Jack Stewart</figcaption></div>The Hornets, under Stewai&rsquo;ts&rsquo; leadership, showed marked improvement over their previous year, but failed to make the Calder Cup Playoffs for the second straight year.Many names have been mentioned as Stewart&rsquo;s possible successor, but the decision as to who it will be will not be announced until later. &#9632;

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Stewart Resigns As Coach Of Hornets

Wings Pick Up Nine Players (See Page 3)Captain Morgan White Label RUMTHE INTERNATIONAL HOCKEY WEEKLYVol. 16-No. 33 MONTREAL, JULY, 1963 PRICEt 15&#572;MONTREAL. Que.-Like the man said, you can&rsquo;t tell the players without a program.That will certainly be the case In the forthcoming National Hockey League season when the Montreal Canadiens and New Rangers tangle.The Canadiens and Rangers tossed the biggest bombshell at the NHL annual meetings here by engaging in a seven player swap that had everyone talking.In brief, when the smoke cleared, the deal shaped up as follows:Canadiens sent goalie Jacques Plante and forwards Don Marshall and Phil Goyette to the Rangers.In return, the Blues gave up their veteran netminder, Gump Worsley, and left wingers Dave Balon, Len Ronson and Leon Rochefort.Most hockey observers attending the meetings here felt that the Rangers got the better of the deal. They pointed out the Blueshirts picked up &ldquo;the best goalie in the business&rdquo; and experienced players in Marshall and Goyette, both of which can play center, a position where the Rangers have been particularly vulnerable the last few years.But managing director Frank Selke of the Canadiens didn&rsquo;t agree. He said the trade was a case of having to make a change in Canadiens and that only time will tell which club actually got the best of the transaction.&ldquo;Naturally, we hate to have such fellows go and I wouldn&rsquo;t want to say an unkind word about any one of them,&rdquo; Selke stated. &ldquo;But the players we acquired gave us a total of 11 years in youth. The wingers are a little more muscular which is what we need.&rdquo;Canadiens coach Toe Blake agreed with Selke&rsquo;s appraisal of the situation.&ldquo;We hated to lose players like that but that&rsquo;s hockey, I guess. For one thing, the boys we got in return have youth on their side. We&rsquo;ll know next season if we made the right move.&rdquo;By far, the most interesting aspect of the multi-player swap was the exchange of goaltenders.The colorful 34-year-old Plante has compiled one of the most amazing records in NHL history. He has won the Vezina Trophy six times as the league&rsquo;s top goalie since he entered the loop in 1954.He has been on the first all-star team on three occasions and been placed on the second all-star squad three times. In the 1961-62 season, he won the Hart Trophy as the league&rsquo;s most valuable player. He was always considered a main cog in the great Canadiens&rsquo; machine which rolled for five consecutive Stanley Cups from 1955-59.Plante, who has always enjoyed the reputation as a great clutch goalie, was also the first netminder to adopt the use of the face mask which many other goaltenders now utilize.Worsley, on the other hand, has few trophies and awards to recommend him but has always been regarded as one of the league&rsquo;s top netminder. Also 34 years old, Gump played with the Rangers for nine years during which time the Blues only made the playoffs four times.During his stint with the Rangers, Worsley won the Calder Trophy as the league&rsquo;s outstanding rookie in 1952-53. But his subsequent years with the Blues were trying ones as the club encountered rough sailing.For years, Worsley has had to contend with a fusilade of rubber and was often referred to as &ldquo;the man in the shooting gallery.&rdquo; Despite this, however, Gump&rsquo;s reputation as an able netminder grew.Both goalies took the trade philosophically.Said Plante: &ldquo;I was a little surprised when I was told I was going to New York. But the Canadiens are rebuilding and I knew the wheel was turning.&rdquo;Plante said he was confident he had several more years in the league.&ldquo;After all, I am just following Johnny Bower,&rdquo; he quipped.For Worsley, the deal means he will be coming back to his native Montreal. He, too, admitted surprise at the news but said he was looking forward to playing in his home town.Marshall and Goyette are a couple of real smoothies. The former had been with Canadiens for nine years, the latter seven. Marshall, one of the top penalty killers in the league, had 13 goals and 20 assists last season.Goyette managed to get into only 32 games before suffering a broken leg in a game at Chicago Christmas night. At the time, he had fired five goals and eight assists. Marshall is 31 and Goyette 30.Balon, a 5&rsquo; 10&rdquo; forward can play center and both wings. The 25-year-old native of Wakaw, Sask., scored 11 goals and 13 assists In 70 games as a rookie last season.The 24-year-old Rochefort alternated between New York and Baltimore of the American League last season, scoring five goals and four assists in 23 NHL contests.Ronson, 26, played with Baltimore and Sudbury of the Eastern Pro League.The latest transaction now means there are five ex-Canadiens sporting New York sweaters. In addition to the latest trio, the Blues have defensemen Doug Harvey and Junior Langlois who formerly played with Canadiens.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/cover-03251/8166045-1-eng-US/cover-032.jpg" title="Cover-03" width="547" height="811"><figcaption class="caption-body">LEN RONSON</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/cover-0494/8166038-1-eng-US/cover-042.jpg" title="Cover-04" width="547" height="813"><figcaption class="caption-body">PHIL GOYETTE</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/cover-0533/8166031-1-eng-US/cover-052.jpg" title="Cover-05" width="542" height="818"><figcaption class="caption-body">DAVE BALON</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/cover-0614/8166024-1-eng-US/cover-062.jpg" title="Cover-06" width="554" height="818"><figcaption class="caption-body">DON MARSHALL</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/cover-075/8166017-1-eng-US/cover-072.jpg" title="Cover-07" width="549" height="801"><figcaption class="caption-body">LEON ROCHEFORT</figcaption></div> &#9632;

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Rangers, Canadiens Stage Seven Player Swap

<div class="byline">By STAN FISCHLER</div><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/cover-011007/8166083-1-eng-US/cover-012.jpg" title="Cover-01" width="832" height="1030"><figcaption class="caption-body">JACQUES PLANTE&mdash;Off to Broadway</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/cover-02529/8166076-1-eng-US/cover-022.jpg" title="Cover-02" width="833" height="1036"><figcaption class="caption-body">LORNE WORSLEY&mdash;Goes to Montreal</figcaption></div>NEW YORK, N.Y.&mdash;The feeling of eager anticipation of the coming hockey season in Rangerville can best be compared to that of a young boy awaiting the dawn on Ghristmas day.For the acquisition of Jacques Plante, Donnie Marshall and Phil Goyette from Montreal Canadiens has infused new hope into the disallusioned&mdash;one playoff team In five years&mdash;corps of Blueshirt followers.What delights the exciteable Madison Square Garden regulars even more is the knowledge that general manager Muzz Patrick executed the deal&mdash;and, perhaps, Canadiens&mdash;with a minimum of suffering.In parting with Gump Worsley, Dave Balon, Leon Rochefort and Len Ronson, the Rangers lost Worsley&rsquo;s color, Balon&rsquo;s potential and a couple of farmhands, neither of whom developed as hoped. Patrick&rsquo;s return was three Stanley Cup-hardened veterans.Worsley, unanimous winner of most significant Ranger awards last season, played competent and, sometimes, superlative hockey in New York. But the obvious fact remained that Worsley&rsquo;s ability was matched only by his corpulence.&ldquo;Gump couldn&rsquo;t recover for rebounds the way a goalie like (Glenn) Hall could,&rdquo; lamented captain Andy Bathgate. The sentiment was echoed throughout the Ranger dressing room.Though he was the team comic&mdash;sardonic style&mdash;there was some suspicion whether Gump had a negative effect on club morale. For example: before he was traded he hung a sign in his Montreal restaurant: &ldquo;Ranger Special,&mdash;Chicken Salad&rdquo;.Plante, Worsley&rsquo;s replacement, has won exactly six times more Vezina Trophies than Gump, has played on six times as many first place teams and goaltended for six times as many Stanley Cup teams. Gump has been goosegged on all counts.Monsieur Jacques, a 34-year-old like Worsley, who could outtalk an auctioneer, assures New Yorkers all will be well. &ldquo;I had the best record in the league last year&mdash;but that&rsquo;s the way the Canadiens wanted it so I&rsquo;m glad to go to the Rangers.&ldquo;I will save you two good seats for the playoffs next Spring,&rdquo; Jacques promised a friend. If that isn&rsquo;t enough, he&rsquo;s on record with the modest claim: &ldquo;If I play with any club, we win.&rdquo;His colleagues Marshall, a 31-year-old center-left wing, and Goyette, 30, a center, are taciturn types, both intelligent and, curiously, business partners in the off-season. They&rsquo;ve done pretty well on the Ice, too.Marshall and Goyette are as much a cause for jubilation in New York as Plante. &ldquo;I&rsquo;m tickled to death with the deal,&rdquo; bubbled coach Red Sullivan. &ldquo;I&rsquo;m sure we&rsquo;ll be a better club.&rdquo;Starting with Don McKenney, Marshall and Goyette give the Rangers three centers with experience and competence though singularlylacking in sock. It is anticipated that rugged wingers like Dick Meissner and Vic Hadfield will compensate for the loss of hitting.One such lost hitter was Balon, a rugged digger who excelled during the 1962 Stanley Cup semifinal as a center. Dave lost his effectiveness when transferred to wing early in the season and never regained form.Recalled from Baltimore in midseason, Rochefort zoomed in his first few games and later fizzled. It is possible that both he and Balon will star for Canadiens but neither merited untouchable tags in New York.With Plante, Marshall, Goyette, and ex-Canadiens Junior Langlois and, possibly, Doug Harvey in the lineup, the Rangers have more star Stanley Cup-hardened players than since pre-war days.&ldquo;They should get us into the playoffs just by memory,&rdquo; offered a Garden wag.Which explains why it feels like Christmas in July on Broadway. &#9632;

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Deal Infuses NY Fans With New Hope

<div class="image-hero"><img title="f0002-01" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0002-011609/8164756-1-eng-US/f0002-012.jpg"><figcaption class="caption-body">KEN McKENZIE&mdash;Resigns from NHL after 17 years</figcaption></div>MONTREAL, Que.&mdash;Ken McKenzie, the long-time National Hockey League publicist who has resigned after 17 years, believes he will be closer than ever to the hockey scene through his expanding publications.McKenzie, first full-time publicity director of the NHL, has been forced to give up his big league hockey post in order to meet the demands of an increased publishing business that includes the widely-read HOCKEY NEWS, HOCKEY PICTORIAL and OFFICIAL NATIONAL HOCKEY ANNUAL as well as the diversified CANADIAN FOOTBALL NEWS.The Winnipeg-born hockey publisher now plans to devote his full time and energy to giving the public a more complete and interesting picture of the swirling ice past-time by means of his publications.&ldquo;The HOCKEY NEWS will be beginning its 17th consectuive year of serving hockey fans the world over and we have some great new plans for our readers. HOCKEY PICTORIAL will also be starting its ninth season of publication with many new ideas and format that will make better reading,&rdquo; said McKenzie.&ldquo;Football readers and fans can look forward to a new and better FOOTBALL NEWS this fall, our 13th successive year of bringing the weekly grid news first hand to Canadians,&rdquo; added McKenzie.&ldquo;In order to bring all this about a more concentrated program of planning and promoting is necessary and now that I am taking leave of the NHL, I will be able to devote full time to the publishing business,&rdquo; he said.The 39-year-old McKenzie said he was departing the NHL scene with a certain amount of regret and nostalgia. At the age of 22, he was the first league employee hired by Clarence Campbell, the president of the NHL since 1946.&ldquo;Over a period of 17 years you meet and make the acquaintance of a lot of fine hockey men and for this I am sincerely grateful,&rdquo; he said. "I will always be indebted to Mr. Campbell for his confidence in me and giving me my start in this business,&rdquo; commented McKenzie.&ldquo;It is with regret that I have to accept McKenzie&rsquo;s resignation,&rdquo; stated Campbell. &ldquo;I am sorry that his association with the league is terminated after such a long and productive association. He was the first member of the league staff employed when I came to this office in 1946 and he has made his full contribution to the progress and prosperity which the league has enjoyed since then. However, the expansion of his own publishing business will require more of his time from his duties as publicity director than is acceptable and I think he has made the right choice in devoting his full time to his own business. He will still be closely associated with hockey through his publishing activities, which I am sure will continue to prosper with the growth of the game.&rdquo;McKenzie said that he would remain with the NHL office for the next few months during the transition while his successor becomes acquainted with his duties.As editor of the first National Hockey League Press and Radio Guide put out by the league in 1947, he has personally edited every edition since that time. He will continue to publish the 196364 edition in his final act with the NHL.McKenzie is well known to all hockey people and writers, most of whom he came into personal contact with as NHL publicist. Vern DeGeer, the veteran sports columnist of the Montreal Gazette, was probably better acquainted with McKenzie than most press scribes. Here is Vem&rsquo;s parting morning salute to his fellow Westerner.&ldquo;After 17 years as the dispenser of public relations for the National Hockey League, Ken "The Hawk&rdquo; McKenzie is packing in his statistical treasures in order to devote full time to his expanding &ldquo;empire&rdquo; in the field of national and international sports news publications.Winnipeg-born Ken moved into the Montreal newspaper field at 21, after being discharged from the R.C.A.F. here in November, 1945. He joined the sports staff of The Gazette.In his spare time Mr. Eager Beaver worked on N.H.L. records when &ldquo;Red&rdquo; Dutton was president of the organization and Miss Dorothy Pinard was his.busy executive assistant and office manager. When Dutton retired and Clarence Campbell took over the presidency of the N.H.L. in September, 1946, &ldquo;Red&rdquo; recommended Ken as a fulltime publicity man.&ldquo;I was waiting on the Sun Life steps when Mr. Campbell arrived to take over,&rdquo; The Hawk recalled.Through the 17 years Ken and partner Wilf Cote gradually expanded THE HOCKEY NEWS, THE HOCKEY PICTORIAL, and then THE FOOTBALL NEWS. These publications are now among the most successful weeklies and monthlies, devoted to professional sport, to be found anywhere in North America.The Hawk has come a &ldquo;fur piece&rdquo; as they used to say back in the stubble country; found time to make countless friends in Canada and the United States; to attach himself to a lovely wife, Lorraine; populate the household with four fine youngsters; and develop a healthy bank account.The Hawk must have devoured Horatio Alger books as a youngster. He&rsquo;s one of Ourtown&rsquo;s shining ex-emples of &ldquo;Bound To Rise&rdquo; types. Clarence Campbell will have trouble replacing him.&rdquo; &#9632;

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Ken McKenzie Resigns NHL Position To Meet Increased Business Demands

MONTREAL, Que.-Lou Fontinato, the bone-crushing defenseman of the Montreal Can-adiens who suffered a broken neck in a game late last season, was a popular visitor at the NHL meetings here.Fontinato, still wearing a heavy cast, chatted with many of the hockey personalities attending the three-day sessions and was warmly greeted by all.Leapin Lou suffered the injury when he attempted to check a New York forward but missed and wound up crashing into the boards at the south end of the Forum.<h2>N.H.L Statistics Available For ans</h2>National Hockey League fans may obtain copies of the 1962-63 season N.H.L. Final Statistics free of charge. These handy-sized record cards contain the final standing of the Clubs, the individual Scoring Records for every player during the regular schedule and the Stanley Cup Play-offs, as well as the Goalkeepers Averages and the Penalty Records of each club.Requests should be mailed to:&mdash;N.H.L Information Bureau922 Sun Life Bldg. Montreal, Que &#9632;

Lou Fontinato Proves Center Of Attraction

MONTREAL, Que.&mdash;<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0003-011919/8164811-1-eng-US/f0003-012.jpg" title="f0003-01" width="564" height="580"><figcaption class="caption-body">Tom Johnson &hellip; Will he return?</figcaption></div>Four more hockey greats have been named to the sports&rsquo; Hall of Fame. The selections were announced during the National Hockey League&rsquo;s annual meetings here.The newest appointees are players Ebbie Goodfellow of Ottawa, Joe Primeau of Toronto and Earl Seibert of Kitchener, Ont. and referee Bobby Hewitson of Toronto.Hewitson, a Toronto sports writers, refereed in the NHL during the 1930&rsquo;s. He is now curator of the Hockey Hall of Fame building.Primeau, a native of Iindsay, Ont., is the only man in Canadian hockey to have coached championship teams in Memorial, Allan and Stanley Cup competitions. He played and coached in Toronto.Seibert, a bruising defenceman, played with New York, Chicago and Detroit. He was named to the NHL all-star team 10 times. His father, the late Oliver Seibert, is also a member of the Hall of Fame.Goodfellow was a prolific scorer with the Detroit Red Wings during the 1930&rsquo;s. &#9632;

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Four More Added To Hall Of fame

<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0003-021533/8164856-1-eng-US/f0003-022.jpg" title="f0003-02" width="564" height="580"><figcaption class="caption-body">Andy Hebenton&hellip; Off to Hub</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0003-03969/8164849-1-eng-US/f0003-032.jpg" title="f0003-03" width="530" height="549"><figcaption class="caption-body">Howie Young&hellip; Now a Hawk</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0003-04540/8164842-1-eng-US/f0003-042.jpg" title="f0003-04" width="568" height="589"><figcaption class="caption-body">Ted Hampson &hellip; Goes To Wings</figcaption></div>MONTREAL, Que.&mdash;Detroit Red Wings, who lost out to the Toronto Maple Leafs in last season&rsquo;s Stanley Cup final, proved to be the &ldquo;hungriest&rdquo; club at the annual National Hockey League meeting here.In all, the Wings acquired nine new players, seven of them by means of the draft and another couple in a trade.Picked up in draft proceedings by the Wings were defenceman Irv Spencer of Boston, center Art Stratton of Buffalo, center Ted Hampson of New York, forward Norm Beaudln of Hull-Ottawa, defenceman Ian Cushenan, Buffalo, defenceman Adam Keller, Vancouver and center Hank Ciesla of Cleveland.In another move, the Detroit organization acquired goalie Roger Crozier of St. Louis and defenceman Ron Ingram of Buffalo for their tempestuous defenceman, Howie Young.The Boston Bruins, still looking for experienced performers to lead them out of the NHL cellar, picked up defenceman Tom Johnson from the Montreal Canadiens and forward Andy Hebenton of the New York Rangers. They also drafted Wayne Rivers of Hershey.Johnson, a 13-year veteran with the Habs, is still plagued by an eye injury he sustained last season but the Bruins are gambling that he&rsquo;ll be allright by the time they hit training camp.Johnson has already stated that he would like to play again and it doesn&rsquo;t matter which club.&ldquo;But if the eye doesn&rsquo;t show marked improvement, I&rsquo;ll quit. It would be foolish to play with it under present conditions,&rdquo; he said.Johnson sustained the Injury to his left eye in a freak accident during a practice session last season when teammate Bobby Rousseau accidentally cut the veteran rearguard with his skate, fracturing the cheekbone and causing major injury to the eye.The 33-year-old Hebenton has been with the Rangers for seven seasons and has been tabbed as an &ldquo;iron man&rdquo; for his ability to play complete seasons without missing a single game. The veteran right winger has also been one of the most consistent goal-getter for the Blues during his stay with them.New York Rangers, who were involved with the Canadiens In a straight seven-player swap, also picked up two other players in the draft. They acquired Vai Fonteyne, the talented penalty killer of the Detroit Red Wings and forward Gordon Labossiere from Sudbury who led the Eastern Pro League in scoring last season.The Canadiens drafted defenceman Ralph Keller from Baltimore and forward Don Blackburn of the Kingston Frontenacs. Keller was subsequently traded to Hershey Bears for Marc Reaume.The Chicago Black Hawks drafted only one player, goalie Jack McCartan, former US Olympic hero, from Los Angeles of the Western League. McCartan, who has had NHL experience with the Rangers, is believed destined for Buffalo.Toronto Maple Leafs, winners of the Stanley Cup for two straight seasons, passed on all draft rounds and did not participate in any trades. &#9632;

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Defenceman Howie Young Traded To Black Hawks New YorkRangers Pluck Vai Fonteyne, Gord Labossiere

<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0003-05251/8164887-1-eng-US/f0003-052.jpg" title="f0003-05" width="568" height="589"><figcaption class="caption-body">Vai Fonteyne&hellip; Off To Broadway</figcaption></div>MONTREAL, Que.&mdash;President Clarence Campbell of the National Hockey League has announced that the NHL will sponsor a league that will operate next season in the central or middle western United States.The new league will act as a replacement for last season&rsquo;s Eastern Professional Hockey League which operated with four clubs&mdash;Hull-Ottawa, Kingston, Sudbury and St. Louis.Campbell said the decision to operate the new league was reached at a meeting of NHL owners In New York following the regular NHL annual gathering in Montreal.To date, Campbell said there have not been any organizational meetings and only one franchise has been granted&mdash;that to St. Louis.The announcement confirmed reports that the EPHL was through. The league, which operated four years following disbandment of the Quebec Hockey League, has had anything but smooth sailing since it was organized.During its existence, it had a number of franchise changes and rumors persisted every year that the league was on its last legs. &#9632;

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New League Ready To Replace EPHL

MONTREAL, Que.-In an obvious effort to bolster their shaky defense, Montreal Canadiens have acquired Marc Reaume from the Hershey Bears of the American Hockey League. Only last season, the 29-year-old Reaume was named as the outstanding defenseman in the AHL.In exchange for Reaume, the Bears received Ralph Keller, another defenseman drafted by the Canadiens from Baltimore at the NHL meetings here last month. In addition, Canadiens loaned Chuck Hamilton to Hershey for one year and agreed to send another player to the AHL squad after their training camp is concluded.Reaume already has had experience in the NHL with two other clubs&mdash;Toronto and Detroit&mdash;but never managed to stick in the league. However, his outstanding play last season has earned him another shot in the NHL and Canadiens&rsquo; coach Toe Blake is confident he will make it big this time.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0003-06155/8164918-1-eng-US/f0003-062.jpg" title="f0003-06" width="265" height="429"><figcaption class="caption-body">Mare Reaume</figcaption></div>&ldquo;I saw him play for Hershey,&rdquo; Blake said. &ldquo;He is much improved over what he showed in the NHL before.&rdquo;With Reaume in tow, the Canadiens now have six defensemen on their roster. Since they have never carried more than five before, it Is expected they will farm out one of the five rearguards who finished the season with them last year following September&rsquo;s training camp.Their other defensemen are Jean-Guy Talbot, Jean Gauthier, Terry Harper, Jacques Laperriere and J.C. Tremblay.Reaume first broke into the NHL in 1955-56 when he played 48 games with the Maple Leafs.He stayed with Toronto until halfway through the 1959-60 season when he was traded to Detroit in the celebrated deal which saw Red Kelly join the Leafs, But midway through the next season, he was sent to Hershey where he has been since.Reaume is well-suited physically for a spot on the Canadiens&rsquo; defensive platoon as he stands six feet, one inch and weighs 185 pounds. &#9632;

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Canadiens Secure Reaume To Bolster Shaky Blueline Corps

<div class="byline">By STAN FISCHLER</div>NEW YORK, N.Y&mdash;Andy Bathgate, who pops his knees out of joint almost as often as he scores goals, has discarded retirement plans. At least temporarily.The creative Ranger right wing disclosed his gimpy knees have responded to off-season rest and he will return to New York next Fall.Ordinarily this would not cause any stirring in or out of Manhattan except that Bathgate whispered something about retiring before leaving for a Toronto golf job in late March.What he didn&rsquo;t say then, but admits now, is that he was laboring through the last part of the season with a terribly painful left knee condition.&ldquo;I didn&rsquo;t think I&rsquo;d finish the season,&rdquo; said Bathgate. &ldquo;The pain was bad enough to make me think about retiring.&rdquo;Andy managed to conceal his distress as adroitly as a robot, never commenting on the throbbing ache that first began tormenting him in February.&ldquo;It happened in a game against Boston. I tried to jump over Leon Rochefort, who had fallen in front of me. My skate must&rsquo;ve hit something on the ice. I fell on the knee and that was that.&rdquo;The 30-year-old right wing stayed in the lineup and gamely attempted to overtake Gordie Howe for the NHL scoring championship. Andy finished second in scoring but thought his knee might be finished for good.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0003-0798/8164949-1-eng-US/f0003-072.jpg" title="f0003-07" width="583" height="599"><figcaption class="caption-body">ANDY BATHGATE</figcaption></div>&ldquo;If the knee didn&rsquo;t respond by May I was afraid I&rsquo;d have to quit,&rdquo; Bathgate said.For therapy he tried rest and treatment. For security he tried the assistant pro job at Toronto&rsquo;s Northwood Golf Club and a Saturday afternoon radio sports program.So far, so good.The rest and treatment have helped,&rdquo; Andy said. &ldquo;The knee (operated upon several years ago) has come along better than I thought. I&rsquo;ve put a lot of strain on it.&rdquo;Bathgate postcripted his report with an &ldquo;I&rsquo;m looking forward to next year&rdquo; observation which should cause some pleasure in Rangerville. &#9632;

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Good News For Blues—Andy Bathgate Will Be Back

MONTREAL, Que.&mdash;The New York Rangers did not place veteran defenseman Doug Harvey on their protected list at the NHL draft meetings here.However, the 38-year-old star rearguard was not drafted by any other club.Apparently, Harvey&rsquo;s reported $30,000 salary plus the $20,000 draft price was just too high for any team to take a chance on him.Harvey, one of the league&rsquo;s super-stars during almost two decades, played with the Montreal Canadiens for 14 seasons before being picked up by the Rangers two years ago. &#9632;

Harvey Not Protected But Other Clubs Pass On Veteran Rearguard

<div class="byline">By Ken McKenzie</div><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0004-011866/8165056-1-eng-US/f0004-012.jpg" title="f0004-01" width="455" height="444"></div>&bull; TOTAL NUMBER of players drafted at the recent NHL meetings was a little disappointing to many observers. They figured that more action would have taken place and more players would have moved around&hellip; The New York-Montreal trade was the highlight news story and also one of the biggest trades in several years&hellip; It will be interesting to see how it eventually ends up but on the surface it would appear that New York Rangers got the edge&hellip; With three proven National Leaguers coming to their squad in Jacques Plante, Donnie Marshall and Phil Goyette, while giving up one established star, Lome Worsley, one potential star in Dave Balon and two question marks in Leon Rochefort and Len Ronson&hellip; Bob Haggert, Tom Nayler and Karl Elieff from Toronto&rsquo;s training staff and New York&rsquo;s Frank Paice and Detroit&rsquo;s Lefty Wilson have joined the National Athletic Trainers Association&hellip; Kent Douglas, the 1963 Calder Memorial Trophy winner, was operated on last month. He had an operation on a recurrent dislocation of his right shoulder&hellip; Montreal Canadiens plan a benefit game for Lou Fontinato whose hockey career was ended by a broken neck. Other clubs in the league will be asked to lend one or two players each for the game&hellip; Camille Henry Sr., father of the New York Rangers&rsquo; scoring star, died recently in Quebec City. A former player himself, the elder Henry was 54&hellip; Detroit Red Wings have purchased complete control of the Pittsburgh Hornets of the American League from Ice Capades magnate, John H. Harris&hellip; Harris recently sold his interest in Ice Capades as well&hellip; Pittsburgh fans have been promised a brand-new, contending team&hellip; A new coach will be announced shortly as Jack Stewart, last season&rsquo;s mentor, resigned from the position last week.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0004-021569/8165049-1-eng-US/f0004-022.jpg" title="f0004-02" width="295" height="457"><figcaption class="caption-body">Lou Fontinato</figcaption></div>&bull; TWO SWEDISH players, Kjell Svenson and Lill-Stoevein Oberg, will attend Toronto Maple Leafs training camp this year&hellip; They ware recommended to the Leafs by Frank Currie of Calgary, former Western League coach and originally from Verdun, Que.&hellip; Mike Pastor, 14-year-old son of Ruby Pastor, owner-president of the Calder Cup champion Buffalo Bisons, was the youngest executive attending the NHL annual meetings in Montreal last month&hellip; It was his second successive year, too&hellip; The Hockey Hall of Fame selection committee did a fine job in naming Ebbie Goodfellow, Joe Primeau and Earl Seibert to the players section last month&hellip; Hall of Fame curator, Bobby Hewitson, was also named to the referees section.&hellip; There&rsquo;s a move afoot to include Jack Marshall into the players section soon&hellip; The 85-year-old Marshall played on seven Stanley Cup winners. He is a grand old gent&hellip; Detroit was the most active team in the recent draft sessions and looking back over the last few years it formed&hellip; Fontinato hopes to coach in the NHL some day&hellip; He is looking ahead, not back, except for two things: The pleasant memory of the thousand get-well messages, many from his old Ranger fans, and the haunting memory of those six weeks in the hospital and a nine-hour spinal fusion operation&hellip; &ldquo;I watch a lot of television,&rdquo; he said, &ldquo;but not Ben Casey.&rdquo; reveals that Detroit has always been very active in these sessions&hellip; Ken Reeves is the new publicity director of the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League. He will work with Commissioner Frank Boucher in Regina&hellip; Charley Rayner, last year&rsquo;s Edmonton Flyers&rsquo; coach, will be coaching for another Detroit sponsored team this season.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0004-031273/8165042-1-eng-US/f0004-032.jpg" title="f0004-03" width="289" height="465"><figcaption class="caption-body">Kent Douglas</figcaption></div>&bull; A WELCOME visitor at the NHL meetings was Art Edwards from Long Beach, Calif. Art has been trying to get a Western League franchise for the last five years&hellip; He is also the key man behind the California Hockey League&hellip; Tom Johnson plans on reporting to the Boston Bruins training camp. The veteran defenseman still thinks he has some worthwhile hockey left in him and hopes he will be able to assist the Bruins this year&hellip; An 8 million dollar arena has just been O.K.d for San Diego&hellip; The building will house the new WHL franchise which is expected to start with the 1965-66 season&hellip; The arena will be privately financed on city-owned land&hellip; Lou Fontinato was telling friends that his cast weighs about 15 pounds&hellip; &ldquo;But it feels like 30, and hot, like a Turkish bath,&rdquo; he in ormed Fontinato hopes to coach in the NHL some day&hellip; He is looking ahead, not back, except for two things: The pleasant memory of the thousand get-well messages, many from his old Ranger fans, and the haunting memory of those six weeks in the hospital and nine-hour spinal fusion operation&hellip; &ldquo;I watch lot of television,&rdquo; he said, &ldquo;but hot Ben Casey.&rdquo;<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0004-041032/8165035-1-eng-US/f0004-042.jpg" title="f0004-04" width="280" height="448"><figcaption class="caption-body">Tom Johnson</figcaption></div> &#9632;

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PASSING THE PUCK

<div class="image-hero"><img title="f0004-05" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0004-05837/8165094-1-eng-US/f0004-052.jpg"><figcaption class="caption-body">Despite the fact that it was a sweltering 85 degrees In Montreal when the National Hockey League meetings were held, talk of the ever popular winter sport filled the air. Here, Detroit&rsquo;s great Gordie Howe (right), and Mickey Hennessy, coach of the Fort William Jr. Canadiens, are caught in a happy mood.</figcaption></div>MONTREAL, Que.&mdash;Much to no one&rsquo;s surprise, Billy Reay has been officially named as the new coach of the Chicago Black Hawks. The announcement of Reay&rsquo;s choice as successor to Rudy Pilous came during the National Hockey League meetings here.Reay, former Montreal Canadiens&rsquo; centre star and onetime coach of the Toronto Maple Leafs, was released from a two-year contract with the Buffalo Bisons by club owner Ruby Pastor.&ldquo;I am sorry to lose Billy after the terrific job he did as our coach,&rdquo; Pastor said. &ldquo;But it&rsquo;s a pleasure to help him move back to the major league. It is also a pleasure to cooperate with the Black Hawks who helped bring a championship to Buffalo.&rdquo;<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0004-06498/8165087-1-eng-US/f0004-062.jpg" title="f0004-06" width="286" height="466"><figcaption class="caption-body">Billy Reay</figcaption></div>Despite the fact that he had been freely rumored as Pilous&rsquo; successor long before the official announcement came, the soft-spoken 44-year-old Reay was obviously relieved when the news broke.&ldquo;I&rsquo;m pleased with this chance and will do my best,&rdquo; said Reay. He maintained he didn&rsquo;t &ldquo;really know&rdquo; he was getting the job until shortly before it was confirmed.One of the first persons to congratulate Reay was the man whom he was succeeding. Pilous, who attended the NHL meetings as an &ldquo;unattached&rdquo; observer, wished Reay &ldquo;all the luck in the world&rdquo; with his new task.Pilous guided the Hawks for the past 5% years during which time they emerged from perennial league doormats into one of the most powerful squads in the loop.He even won one Stanley Cup with them. But like every Chicago coach before him, Pilous failed in bringing the league championship to the Windy City.Perhaps Reay will be able to break the jinx. At least, it&rsquo;s no secret that the league title is one of Reay&rsquo;s main objectives as he approaches a new NHL season with an air of quite confidence.Reay, a native of Winnipeg, is well-known in hockey circles. H&rsquo;e played amateur hockey with the old Quebec Aces then turned pro with Omaha. He played two seasons for Detroit Red Wings and joined the Montreal Canadiens in 1945.He was with the Canadiens for seven years then spent two years with Victoria before being named as coach of the Leafs. He was replaced in that position by Punch Imlach and moved on to Buffalo where he has been the last four years. &#9632;

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Billy Reay Named Hawks’ New Head Man League Title Among Major Objectives

MONTREAL, Que.&mdash;A project to revive the player draft between the National Hockey League and the American Hockey League has failed to materialize.The two leagues failed to agree on the subject during the NHL annual meetings here.As a result of the standoff, the AHL will continue on its own as it has since 1958 when its draft relations with the NHL were discontinued.One of the reasons offered for the breakdown in negotiations was that the AHL wanted $20,000 for any player drafted from that league but set only a $10,000 draft price for the NHL&rsquo;s surplus players.A spokesman for the AHL said the decision to adopt a draft would have been too hurried in view of the present circumstances but there is a chance it may be reconsidered at a future date. &#9632;

NHL, AHL Fail To Agree On Player Draft

<div class="image-hero"><img title="f0005-01" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0005-011874/8165177-1-eng-US/f0005-012.jpg"><figcaption class="caption-body">One of the most popular visitors to the annual National Hockey League meetings in Montreal was LOU FONTINATO decked out in a plaster cast he is still forced to wear after suffering a broken neck in a game last season. Here, the hard-hitting defenseman of the Montreal Canadiens is shown talking with goalie GUMP WORSLEY, an ex-teammate, shortly after it was announced that the Gumper had been traded to the Canadians in a sevenplayer swap with New York.</figcaption></div><div class="figure-block image-bleed"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0005-021326/8165170-1-eng-US/f0005-022.jpg" title="f0005-02" width="1753" height="994"><figcaption class="caption-body">RUDY PILOUS (right), recently deposed coach of the Chicago Black Hawks, attended the hockey gathering as a self-admitted &ldquo;unattached observer&rdquo; and didn&rsquo;t seem to have a care in the world. Here Rudy enioys a few brief moments away from the hectic business sessions with RUBY PASTOR (left), owner of the American Hockey League champion Buffalo Bisons and FRANK MARIO (center), coach of the junior Peterborough Petes.</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0005-03854/8165163-1-eng-US/f0005-032.jpg" title="f0005-03" width="1753" height="994"><figcaption class="caption-body">Curt.ng up old touches here are FRANK PAICE (left), trainer of the New York Rangers and CHARLIE RAYNER, coach of the Edmonton Flyers in the Detroit Red Wings organization last year. Frank and Charlie weren&rsquo;t always on the opposite sides of the fence as Rayner was a top-notch netminder with the Blue-shirts some years back. With Edmonton no longer active in the WHL, Rayner is frequently mentioned as being destined for another top coaching job in the Red Wings organization.</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0005-04531/8165156-1-eng-US/f0005-042.jpg" title="f0005-04" width="1150" height="1582"><figcaption class="caption-body">Ice rivals no longer, two of the greatest right wingers in hockey history enjoy a brief conversation before sitting down to lunch during the NHL sessions. At the left, of course, is MAURICE RICHARD, Montreal Canadiens&rsquo; all-time league-leading goal scorer who is now retired. The other handsome gent is Detroit Red Wings GORDIE HOWE, only last year awarded the Hart Trophy for the sixth time as the NHL&rsquo;s most valuable player. Gordie, of course, is within range of the Rocket&rsquo;s goal scoring record and should pass it this season, barring injury.</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0005-05330/8165149-1-eng-US/f0005-052.jpg" title="f0005-05" width="1150" height="1570"><figcaption class="caption-body">Below, HOCKEY NEWS&rsquo; wandering photographer caught three eras of hockey represented in this picture. At the left is MAURICE RICHARD, a modern great, with NEWSY LALONDE (center) and EDDIE SHORE. Lalonde starred in the league with the Canadiens before the Rocket was even born while Shore, now owner of the Springfield Indians, was a perennial all-star with the Boston Bruins preceding Richard&rsquo;s appearance on the scene.</figcaption></div> &#9632;

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Hockey Personalities Caught In Summer Setting

<div class="byline">By HARRY MOLTER</div><div class="image-hero"><img title="f0006-01" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0006-012082/8165208-1-eng-US/f0006-012.jpg"><figcaption class="caption-body">The NHL draft sessions in Montreal provided Chicago Black Hawks&rsquo; new coach, Billy Reay, with his first opportunity to get a close look at the personnel of the league in which he is expected to play a major role this year. Here, Reay is shown right with the other members of the Chicago delegation, Michael Wirtz, Jim Norris and Tommy Ivan.</figcaption></div>CHICAGO, Ill&mdash;D-D-C. This is Billy Reay&rsquo;s formula for successful coaching which he plans to apply to the talentladen but championship-poor Chicago Black Hawks this coming National Hockey League season.&ldquo;They stand for Determination, Discipline and Condition,&rdquo; said the new Black Hawks coach when introduced to the Chicago press in mid-June by owner Jim Norris and general manager Tommy Ivan.&ldquo;I probably am a pretty strong disciplinarian but believe I am also fair,&rdquo; said Reay. &ldquo;I&rsquo;m not against a little fun but I expect 100 per cent effort on the ice. I recognize players are human, too, and that you can play well and still lose. A player should be able to go all out for at least 55 of the 70 games on the regular schedule.&rdquo;Reay was introduced at the luncheon by Ivan, who commented: &ldquo;Good coaches are hard to find on all levels of hockey. Mr. Norris and I felt that Billy&rsquo;s record in the minor leagues made him de serving of a chance to eoach in the National Hockey League.&rdquo;Reay proved an immediate hit with the Chicago scribes by his forthright and articulate manner and his willingness to answer all questions, without hedging. In fact, he anticipated the most sticky question by answering it before it was asked.&ldquo;I signed Howie Young to a pro contract and I know him personally,&rdquo; began Reay. &ldquo;He has terrific potential and is the type of player we like to have on our club because he&rsquo;s rough and tough. As far as I&rsquo;m concerned Howie Young is an open book and every page is white right now.&rdquo;Young was one of the most controversial figures in the NHL in his three seasons with the Detroit Red Wings and set a league penalty record last season as well as being fined and suspended both by the NHL and the Detroit club. He came to Chicago for two minor league players early in June.&ldquo;Young is a gamble but one Tommy Ivan and I are willing to take,&rdquo; said Reay. &ldquo;We&rsquo;ll do everything we can to help him and if it works out we&rsquo;ll have a terrific defenseman on our team.&rdquo;Reay outlined Chicago&rsquo;s major needs for next season to improve on its second place finish (one point behind Toronto) and dismal elimination from the semi-final round of the Stanley Cup playoffs, as strength at center ice and more scoring balance.&ldquo;At center we look for improvement in Red Hay&rsquo;s play. Mikita is established as the league&rsquo;s best and he should get better,&rdquo; said Reay.Len Lunde and rookie Chico Maki generally performed as the third center for Chicago last season. Lunde isn&rsquo;t likely to be on the Black Hawk squad this season and Reay figures Maki as primarily a right wing, where he played previously in the minor leagues including a season under Reay at Buffalo. Rookie center Murray Hall, who played for St. Louis last season, will get a good look see at training camp.Chicago has two established lines in the Hay-Hull-Balfour &ldquo;Million Dollar Line&rdquo; and the Mikita-Mc-Donald-Wharram &ldquo;Scooter Line&rdquo;. Reay isn&rsquo;t likely to jumble them up too much right away but does feel the third line &ldquo;can be more productive and still maintain a good goals against record. Statistics are important to me. Not just what a line is scoring offensively but the goals against.&rdquo;Reay, who played his NHL hockey for Coach Dick Irvin at Montreal Canadiens, likes a high scoring, forechecking type of offensive club. &ldquo;Dick also stressed scoring balance,&rdquo; Reay said. &ldquo;He always tried to have three lines that could threaten the other team.&rdquo;Reay listed six players from Chicago&rsquo;s minor league farm system who have a chance to make the Black Hawks next season. These include goalie Dennis Dejordy, left wing Doug Robinson, right wing John MacKenzie, center Murray Hall, and defensemen Ed Van Impe and Aut Erickson.&ldquo;MacKenzie is the best wingman I have handled in the minors,&rdquo; said Reay. Erickson had two good years with us and has NHL experience. Robinson can&rsquo;t do much except score goals. He&rsquo;s still young but is big (six-two, 190 pounds) and knows what to do with the puck around the net. Van Impe was our fifth de&rsquo; useman two years ago when he came with Buffalo. This year he was the best one on the club at the end of the season&hellip; at least the best potential NHL defenseman. Dejordy can play with most any NHL club. It&rsquo;s just a good situation for us to have him backing up Glenn Hall, who I consider the best goalie in hockey.&rdquo;While considering the playere who may come up, Reay also realistically thanked his lucky stars for the chance to coach the talent-laden Black Hawks.&ldquo;I&rsquo;m most fortunate to be blessed with the wonderful personnel Tommy Ivan has gathered together. A lot of my friends told me I was putting myself on the spot if I came to Chicago to coach. I certainly prefer a spot with players like Bobby Hull, Glenn Hall, Stan Mikita, Pete Pilots, Moose Vasko, Ab McDonald and Reg Fleming to any other you could find in hockey. Chicago has the talent right now to stay at the top for the next five to six years. And there&rsquo;s more coming up. I know because I&rsquo;ve seen it developing.&rdquo; &#9632;

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Reay’s Formula—Determination, Discipline, Condition

CHICAGO, Ill.&mdash;Eric Nesterenko has earned his reputation in the National Hockey League as the best defensive &ldquo;shadow&rdquo; in the league. His 11 seasons of toil have all been put in as a right wing.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0006-021389/8165239-1-eng-US/f0006-022.jpg" title="f0006-02" width="285" height="441"><figcaption class="caption-body">Eric Nesterenko</figcaption></div>Under new Chicago coach Billy Reay, &ldquo;Elbows&rdquo; Nesterenko may turn out to be an offensive-minded center and a possible 25-goal man.&ldquo;There&rsquo;s a fellow sitting right there who could play centerman if he put his mind to it. He&rsquo;s a terrific hockey player and one who has the potential to be a 25-goal man for us. He likes to roam and handles the puck well.&rdquo;So spoke Reay of Nesterenko, who is making his summer home in suburban Evanston while representing Trans Canada Airlines this summer, during Reay&rsquo;s recent introduction to the Chicago press at a luncheon in the Bismark Hotel.Said Nesterenko afterwards 2 &ldquo;I&rsquo;m willing to try it.&rdquo; &#9632;

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DEFENSE SPECIALIST ERIC NESTERENKO 25-GOAL SCORER?

<div class="byline">By SHEL FULLERTON</div>CLEVELAND, Ohio&mdash;When Bill S h a kespeare dashed off &ldquo;All&rsquo;s Well That End&rsquo;s Well&rdquo;, he must have had the Cleveland Barons in mind.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0007-011882/8165277-1-eng-US/f0007-012.jpg" title="f0007-01" width="277" height="435"><figcaption class="caption-body">Jack Gordon</figcaption></div>Peace has returned to the camp&rsquo; of the American Hockey League Barons. In light of the recent turmoil that gripped the club, the fans, the stockholders and certain segments of the city&rsquo;s population, it is most welcome.It is even possible that the power struggle that threatened to rip the Barons asunder may prove to have ben a blessing in disguise. It kept the club in the headlines long after the 1962-63 season had ended and reawakened an interest in hockey on the part of many onetime fans who had drifted away from the sport in recent years.There is something about a threatened loss or disintegration of a popular sports organization that whips up interest on the part of the just plain guys and gals who may not know the difference between a hockey stick and a pogo stick.When the smoke of battle had cleared, Paul Bright once again was installed as club president, Jack Gordon once again was the general manager and Fred Glover once again was the coach.That is the way the fans and stockholders wanted it&mdash;and they had spoken in no uncertain terms.Four of the key figures who wanted to take over complete control of the club&mdash;and actually did for a few turmoil-filled days&mdash;were on the outside looking in. Paul Bright, restored as president, and his brother, Joseph Bright, the new chairman of the board, purchased the outstanding stock of Thomas Roulston, former board chairman, and directors Joseph Champ, Creighton Davies and Norman Jeavons.Other new officers or the club include Francis X. Feighan, secretary, and Joseph Vargo, treasurer.A temporary board of directors has been set up, consisting of the Bright brothers, Dr. Delmont Stephens, Feighan, Robert Malaga and Marcus Ziegler. The latter two are holdover directors from the old regime, but in the minority under the new setup. Malaga had been named as president of the club to succeed Bright, but found that his term of office tended to be on the short side.It is probable that changes will be made in the board of directors, with several more being added, at the annual shareholders&rsquo; meeting.The transfer of control in the Barons to its present form took place in time for Gordon to represent the club at the American and National Hockey League meetings.That was the goal for which Bright had been aiming. The group that had taken over the club apparently had decided to go it alone without the aid of a hockey man in their organisation&mdash;quite a trick if it could have been performed.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0007-021247/8165270-1-eng-US/f0007-022.jpg" title="f0007-02" width="267" height="431"><figcaption class="caption-body">Paul Bright</figcaption></div>Glover, to date, has not signed a new contract, but it is understood that the actual signing is a mere formality. He wants to stay and he wants to continue as a playing coach.The victory for the Bright Gordon-Glover combination, in reality, was a victory for the small Baron shareholders and for the loyal Baron fans.Shocked that the old board of directors had eased Bright out of the picture, fired Gordon and brought about the intolerable situation that caused Glover to resign, they literally combed the bushes getting proxies from shareholders holding anywhere from one to 500 shares of Barons stock.When they were through with their doorbell-ringing and telephoning, they had so many proxies in tow that the new group could not fail to see the handwriting on the wall.It now remains for Bright to get the same cooperation from the same group of fans&mdash;and from the new directors&mdash;to turn the resurgence of interest into ticket sales.One of Bright&rsquo;s biggest complaints about last year&rsquo;s board of directors was that few of them, if any, ever did anything concrete about filling the seats. They were free with criticism, in Bright&rsquo;s opinion, but stingy with helpful effortAmong the casualties in the reorganization is former Baron center Cal Stearns, who had aligned himself with the new group and who had been appointed vice-president in charge of promotion and ticket sales. Along with the other old officers and directors, he resigned when the Bright group regained control.All in all, it has been an interesting off-season. What the future holds in store for the Barons&mdash;now that harmony has been restored to the club&mdash;promises to be equally interesting. &#9632;

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Peace Returns To Barons After Front Office Clash

<div class="byline">By SHEL FULLERTON</div><div class="image-hero"><img title="f0007-03" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0007-03769/8165308-1-eng-US/f0007-032.jpg"><figcaption class="caption-body">Greensboro Generals captured the U.S. Eastern League championship during the 1962-63 season by whipping Clinton four games to two in the est-of-seven final series. Here are the victorious Generals. Front row, left to right, Jacques Monette, Derek Gibson, Don Davidson, Butch MacKay, Garry Sharp, coach Ron Spong and Bev Brown. Back row, Bobby Boucher, Pat Kelly, Ted Lanyon, Don Carter, Ron Muir, Ron Quenville, Harvey Turnbull and president Caron Bain.</figcaption></div>Reappointment of Jack Gordon as general manager of the Cleveland Barons, coming after a power struggle that restored Paul Bright as club president, has paved the way for a continuance of the player agreement between the Barons and Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League.The Canadiens, in the 1962-63 season, placed six players on loan to the Barons. All were instrumental in enabling the Barons to take second place in the American Hockey League&rsquo;s Western Division and give a good account of themselves before bowing out in a tense playoff series against the Hershey Bears.Players received from the Canadiens included defensemen Gary Bergman and Bob Olajos, centers Bill (Bat) Masterton and Joe Szura, and left wingers Fred Hilts and Wayne Boddy.Following conversations with Montreal officials at the National Hockey League meeting, Gordon reports that he has received assurances that Bergman, Masterton, Szura, Hilts and Boddy all will be back with the Barons in the 1963-64 season.Olajos will not return to Cleveland, but he will not be missed as much as any of the others would have been. He served as the fifth defenseman throughout last season.Gordon is hopeful that the Canadiens will be able to furnish other player aid for the coming season. With the retirement of Cal Stearns, and the drafting of Hank Ciesla by the Detroit Red Wings, the Barons need help at center, especially. The loss of Ciesla is a serious one. Big Hank was the second highest scorer in the AHL and led the entire league in goals scored.Cleveland-owned players who will be available, subject to any subsequent deals which may be made, are goalies Les Binkley and Al Cullen, defensemen Tommy Williams, Bill Needham and Dick Mattiussi, right wingers Glover, Dick Van Impe, Pete Shearer and, possibly, Jim Mikol, plus left winger John Ferguson.Williams was quoted in a Cleveland newspaper as saying he would retire from active play, but it is now believed that the veteran defense star can be prevailed upon to play again.Always in top condition, Williams still is capable of playing excellent hockey, despite the fact that he will be 40 years old by the start of the 1963-64 season.<h2>Eastern League Winners&hellip; Greensboro Generals &#9632;</h2>

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Hubs, Barons Continue Player Pact

<div class="byline">By JACK BERRY</div>DETROIT, Mich.-Sid Abel went to the National Hockey League meeting with several things in mind-peddle Howie Young, find a backup man for goalie Terry Sawchuk, find some de-fensive help for both the Red Wings and Pitts-burgh and find some experienced forwards for Pittsburgh.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0008-011966/8165353-1-eng-US/f0008-012.jpg" title="f0008-01" width="271" height="421"><figcaption class="caption-body">Irv Spencer</figcaption></div>Abel came home well satisfied after plunking down $140,000 of owner Bruce Norris&rsquo; money for seven players and swapping Young to the other side of the Norris family-Chicago-for 22-year-old goalie Roger Crozier and 30-year-old defenseman Ron Ingram.Trading Young, who set an NHL record for penalty minutes of 273 minutes, was one of the first orders of business.Young made himself expend-able with his several disappear-ances from the club and it was obvious at the end of the season that the Wings had gone as far as they could with him.While the Wings made no major deals, Abel figures he has plugged some holes while awaiting the maturing of the flock of players the club has turned pro from its Memorial Cup champion teams of the past two years.Defense is a prime spot with the departure of Young and another year on workhorse Bill Gadsby who has been in the league as long as Gordie Howe.To help solve this problem, the Wings got Ingram, who played at Buffalo last season, Ian Cushe-nan, another Buffalo product who has been with Montreal and New York, and handyman Irv Spencer, another ex-NHLer with the Rangers and Boston. They will compete with Barclay Plager and Doug Messier, both from Wing farm clubs.The new men who don&rsquo;t make it will work the Pittsburgh roster&mdash;Abel&rsquo;s intention is that they will steady and help the Wings&rsquo; young def ensemen just up from junior hockey.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0008-021468/8165346-1-eng-US/f0008-022.jpg" title="f0008-02" width="283" height="453"><figcaption class="caption-body">Hank Ciesla</figcaption></div>The three centers picked up in the draft&mdash;Ted Hampson, drafted from New York&rsquo;s Baltimore farm, Hank Ciesla, claimed from Toronto and Art Stratton, a Chicago-Buffalo worker, will have a shot at Alex Faulkner&rsquo;s place on the third line.The Wings also drafted 21-year-old Norm Beaudin from Montreal&rsquo;s Hull-Ottawa farm. Beaudin, a right wing, impressed the Wings a year ago when he was borrowed by Detroit&rsquo;s Edmonton Oil Kings for the Memorial Cup finals after he scored 60 goals that season for Regina.Figuring strongly in Abel&rsquo;s draft manipulations was the strengthening of the Pittsburgh franchise which Detroit bought, lock, stock and last place from ice show magnate John Harris.The Wings stocked Pittsburgh last season and it was a very disappointing year&mdash;the club finished last, won only 20 games and tied four of 72 and set an American Hockey League futility record in a winless streak that stretched nearly one-third of the season.Detroit came out of the draft session almost unscathed. The Wings lost swift penalty-killer Vai Fonteyne but Abel is figuring on working Andre Pronovost onto the penalty-killing team with Bruce MacGregor.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0008-031032/8165339-1-eng-US/f0008-032.jpg" title="f0008-03" width="266" height="414"><figcaption class="caption-body">Ian Cushenan</figcaption></div>Abel didn&rsquo;t like to lose the hard-working Fonteyne but when you can protect only 18 players, someone has to be left off and Fonteyne scored only six goals last season.Detroit lost forward Wayne Rivers, who was loaned to Hershey last year, to Boston and the reports on Rivers had been glowing.The other departure was Howie Glover who was sold outright to Portland.And now Abel is spending the summer doodling with various line combinations.ICE CHIPS: Jack Stewart announced his resignation as coach of Pittsburgh because of added work in harness racing&hellip; Stewart, who is a harness track judge, has been working Michigan and Ohio tracks and recently was named to a Pennsylvania track In addition&hellip; Abel said he has several men in mind for the Pittsburgh coaching post but won&rsquo;t make up his mind until late summer, just before the start of training camp&hellip; The Red Wings are dickering with the possibility of televising some of their away games into a Detroit theater after the success the Maple Leafs have had with the venture&hellip;Howie Young, once the people&rsquo;s choice in Detroit, didn&rsquo;t cause a stir when he was traded&hellip; the Red Wings received only one letter on the Young swap and the writer said he was happy to see the deal made&hellip; The Wings still are waiting word from Kansac City municipal officials about locating an Eastern Pro League team in the plains city&hellip; the team would be made up mainly of the young players from last year&rsquo;s Edmonton roster&hellip; Abel said if that doesn&rsquo;t go through, there&rsquo;s a possibility the team may be placed in Toledo. &#9632;

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Abel Satisfied New Players Will Help Red Wings, Hornets

Team Records SetLONGEST WINNING STREAK AWAYSan Francisco, 1962-63&hellip;&hellip; 8LONGEST UNDEFEATED STREAK AWAYSan Francisco, 1962-63&hellip;&hellip; 10MOST ASSISTS SCORED ONE SEASONSan Francisco, 1962-63&hellip;&hellip; 492MOST POINTS SCORED ONE SEASONSan Francisco, 1962-63&hellip;&hellip; 780MOST GOALS AGAINSTWHILE SERVING PENALTIESEdmonton, 1962-63&hellip;&hellip; 52Team Records TiedMOST GAMES WON, ONE SEASONSan Francisco, 1962-63&hellip;&hellip; 44FEWEST TIE GAMES AT HOME, ONE SEASONSan Francisco, 1962-63&hellip;&hellip; 0FEWEST TIE GAMES AWAY, ONE SEASONSeattle, 1962-63&hellip;&hellip; 0FEWEST TIMES SHUTOUT OPPONENT, ONE SEASONCalgary, 1962-63&hellip;&hellip; 0Edmonton, 1962-63&hellip;&hellip; 0Seattle, 1962-63&hellip;&hellip; 0CONSECUTIVE GAMES WITHOUT SCORINGCalgary, 1962-63&hellip;&hellip; -2Team Records Set, Play-offsHIGHEST SCORING SHUTOUT GAMESan Francisco 8, Seattle&hellip;&hellip; 0,May 2, 1963, at San FranciscoIndividual Records SetMOST POINTS ONE GAME, DEFENSEMANJohn Miszuk, Edmonton,Vancouver at Edmonton,March 22, 1963, 1 goal, 5 assist&hellip;&hellip; 6ALL-TIME SCORING RECORDGuyle Fielder, Seattle, New Westminster,744 games, 263 goals, 699 assists 1,042MOST CHAMPIONSHIP TEAMS COACHEDNorman Poile, Edmonton, San Francisco 4 MOST GAMES PLAYED ALL-TIMERudy Filion, Seattle&hellip;&hellip; 887MOST SEASONS WITH SAME TEAMRudy Filion, Seattle&hellip;&hellip; 14MOST SEASONS SCORING&hellip;&hellip; 30OR MORE GOALSGordon Fashoway, New Westminster,Victoria, Portland&hellip;&hellip; 11MOST PENALTIES IN MINUTES, ONE GAMECamille Bedard, San Francisco,Los Angeles at San Francisco, March 1, 1963.1 minor, 2 misconducts, 1 game misc. 32MOST MINUTES IN PENALTIES, ALL-TIMEFrank Arnett, Seattle, Winnipeg,Los Angeles&hellip;&hellip; 1,091Individual Records Tied, 1962-63 SeasonMOST GOALS ONE GAMEJim Powers, Seattle, October 13, 1962,San Francisco at Seattle&hellip;&hellip; 3MOST ASSISTS ONE GAME, DEFENSEMANJohn Miszuk, Edmonton, March 22, 1963,Vancouver at Edmonton&hellip;&hellip; 5MOST HAT TRICKS BY DEFENSEMAN,ONE SEASONMaurice Mantha, San Francisco&hellip;&hellip; 1Lloyd Haddon, Los Angeles&hellip;&hellip; 1Individual Records Set, Play-offs,1962-63 SeasonMOST GAMES PLAYEDGordon Fashoway, Portland,New Westminster, Victoria&hellip;&hellip; 90MOST GOALS ALL-TIMESid Finney, Calgary, Edmonton&hellip;&hellip; 37Gordon Fashoway, Portland,New Westminster, Victoria&hellip;&hellip; 37MOST ASSISTS ALL-TIMEGuyle Fielder, Seattle&hellip;&hellip; 52MOST POINTS ALL-TIMESid Finney, Calgary, Edmonton&hellip;&hellip; 74FASTEST TWO GOALSBob Sabourin, Seattle, May 6, 1963,Seattle at San Francisco&hellip;&hellip; 37 sec.MOST GOALS BY DEFENSEMAN,PLAY-OFF GAMES, ONE SEASONLarry McNabb, San Francisco, 17 games&hellip;&hellip; 5Maurice Mantha, San Francisco, 16 games&hellip;&hellip; 5MOST PENALTIES IN ONE GAMEOrland Kurtenbach, San Francisco,Seattle at San Francisco, May 2, 1963,1 minor, 3 majors, 1 misconduct,1 game misconduct&hellip;&hellip; 6MOST PENALTIES IN MINUTES, PLAY-OFF GAMES ONE SEASONOrland Kurtenbach, San Francisco,17 games&hellip;&hellip; 51Individual Records Tied, Play-offs, 1962-63 SeasonMOST ASSISTS IN PLAY-OFF GAMES ONE SEASONGuyle Fielder, Seattle, 16 games&hellip;&hellip; 17MOST POINTS ONE GAMEBob Barlow, Seattle, April 30, 1963,Seattle at San Francisco, 3 goals, 3 assists 6 MOST SHUTOUTS BY GOALKEEPER, PLAY-OFF GAMES ONE SEASONJim McLeod, San Francisco&hellip;&hellip; 3 &#9632;

New WHL Records for ’62-63 Season

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.&mdash;The Western Hockey League champion San Francisco Seals will have a new goaltender for the coming season. He is Bobby Perreault, a 31-year-old native of Three Rivers, Que.The Seals purchaser Perreault from the Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League for $25,000 after their goalie of last season, Jim McLeod, was recalled by Seattle.Both Coley Hall, Seal&rsquo;s owner, and coach Bud Poile were enthusiastic over the acquisition.Said Hall: &ldquo;Perreault is 50 per cent better than McLeod.&rdquo;Poile agreed. &ldquo;I&rsquo;ve-seen him play. He is in his prime and was under three goals for average in some 51 games with the Bruins and Hershey last year,&rdquo; he said.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0008-04539/8165408-1-eng-US/f0008-042.jpg" title="f0008-04" width="271" height="405"><figcaption class="caption-body">Bobby Perreault</figcaption></div>Perreault, a widely-travelled goalie, started last season as the Bruins&rsquo; regular netminder. He shut out the Montreal Canadiens 5-0 In the first game of the season and appeared to have cinched the Boston job.However, he subsequently suffered an injury and was replaced by Ed Johnston. The latter turned in some impressive efforts and Perreault was unable to regain his earlier form and was sent to Hershey. &#9632;

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San Francisco Enthusiastic Over Acquisition Of New Goaltender Bob Perreault From Boston

TORONTO, Ont.&mdash;The National Hockey League champion Toronto Maple Leafs have purchased Spokane Comets of the Western Hockey League. Subsequently, it was announced that the Spokane franchise has been transferred to Denver for the coming WHL season.Announcement of the transaction revealed that the Leafs will supply Denver with a coach and players but that the management of the new club will be in the hands of a group of Denver businessmen.By virtue of the deal, the Leafs said that eight Spokane players will now be the property of the Toronto club.Other Spokane players with the club last year belong to the Montreal Canadiens. &#9632;

Leafs Buy Comets Franchise Shifted

MONTREAL, Que.&mdash;Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League will hold their pre-season training camp at the Forum, the club&rsquo;s home rink, this fall.The announcement was made by managing director Frank Selke and dispelled rumors that the club might train in western Canada or at one of four district arenas which had sought the training camp. &#9632;

Canadiens Will Train At Forum This Year

MONTREAL, Que&mdash;George D. Kuhn, Vice-President and Director of Marketing, Can-adien Schenley Ltd., has announced the appointment of Donald W. McNaughton as advertising and public relations manager for the company.Having been closely associated with major sports promotions in the brewing industry, McNaughton comes to Canadian Schenley well equipped to participate in the Schenley Awards program as well as in the company&rsquo;s direct promotional activities.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-04574/8165580-1-eng-US/f0009-042.jpg" title="f0009-04" width="263" height="427"><figcaption class="caption-body">D. McNaughton</figcaption></div>A native Montrealer and bilingual, McNaughton has an extensive background with the licensed trade, and in addition, is a member of the American Management Association, the Advertising & Sales Executive Club, and the Public Relations Society of Canada.Active in charitable and public service work, he is past Chairman of the Publicity Committee for Catholic Charities. He is a director of the Sportsman&rsquo;s Association of Montreal. &#9632;

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Dual Managerial Post At Canadian Schenley To Donald McNaughton

<div class="byline">By HUGH TOWNSEND</div><div class="image-hero"><img title="f0009-05" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-05429/8165611-1-eng-US/f0009-052.jpg"><figcaption class="caption-body">One of the youngest fans to greet Toronto&rsquo;s Frank Mahovlich was little Paul Taylor.</figcaption></div>NEW GLASGOW, N.S.&mdash;National Hockey League fans in Nova Scotia&rsquo;s Pictou County received a triple treat in May and June when the area was visited by three NHL stars.Toronto Maple Leafs&rsquo; Frank Mahovlich and Kent Douglas paid goodwill visits to the County, followed closely by goalie Jacques county&rsquo;s population saw the Leaf star during his visits to high schools, in a gigantic parade, and at a banquet.The Big M was treated to fresh Nova Scotia lobster and was given a traditional Scottish welcome by the New Glasgow Ceilidh Girls Pipe Band. He departed the following day for Toronto&mdash;wearing a Nova Scotia tartan tie.Plante, then still a Montreal Ca-nadien employee.The reception given to Mahovlich on May 10 was described by some as the biggest welcome ever extended to a visitor in the area. An estimated 25 per cent of the Douglas, NHL rookie of the year, also received a tremendous reception during his visit twc weeks later. He enjoyed himseli so much that he remained an extra day and plans a vacation stopover for a week in August.Kent threw the first ball tc open a new bowling alley and was the star attraction at a Trent on sports gathering. He was guest of honor at two lobster feeds in as many nights.Plante, who three days later was destined to become a New York Ranger, spoke at a food chain groceteria, handed out rib bons at a field day, was guesl of honor at a dinner at the golf club, and attended a sports attraction at the New Glasgow Stadium, following a parade through New Glasgow&rsquo;s main streets.The three stars had one thins in common&mdash;they all departea with a beautiful painting of a Pictou County scene, and a carton of fresh Northumberland Stralt lobster! &#9632;

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Triple Treat For Nova Scotia Fans As 3 NHL Stars Pay Visit To Area

CHICAGO, Ill.&mdash;The International Hockey League will operate as a seven-team circuit in the coming season.This was announced here when the league directors formally approved the applications of three new clubs. They are Windsor and Chatham, a couple of additions from the Ontario Hockey Association, and Des Moines, Iowa.At the same time, IHL president Andy Mulligan of Toledo announced St. Paul has requested aone-year leave of absence and Minneapolis asked for suspension of its franchise.That means, in addition to the three new clubs, the circuit will have teams in Muskegon, Mich., Port Huron, Mich., Fort Wayne, Ind., and Omaha.Mulligan also revealed the IHL is expected to be increased to at least eight teams for the 1964-65 season with the addition of Tulsa, Okla., when its new arena is completed. &#9632;

IHL Will Operate As Seven Team Loop May Expand To Eight Clubs Next Year

<div class="byline">By STAN FISCHLER</div><div class="image-hero"><img title="f0010-01" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0010-011938/8165666-1-eng-US/f0010-012.jpg"><figcaption class="caption-body">Elated Sullivan (left) discusses trade with star Andy Bathgate</figcaption></div>NEW YORK, N.Y.&mdash;The unusual upheaval In personnel that resulted from the seven-man Ranger-Canadiens trade has provoked hockey talk of a high decibel content this Summer in New York.Many questions are being asked. Many answers given. But the electorate seems agreed that Muzz Patrick, the Rangers&rsquo; large leader, did well by the club in obtaining Jacques Plante, Donnie Marshall and Phil Goyette from Montreal as well as Vai Fonteyne from Detroit.A prognosis at this stage may be premature but certain angles are evident. The most obvious being that the desultory Rangers of last year needed a good shot of adrenalin and this trade did it.&ldquo;We had guys who were complacent,&rdquo; said coach Red Sullivan. &ldquo;Who were just happy to come in and pick up their paycheck. We had to make changes.&rdquo;In the process, Sully lost (or gave up) veteran right wing Andy Hebenton and center Ted Hampson in the draft to Boston and Detroit, respectfully.Hebenton authored a dismal season last year and there were suspicious&mdash;still unconfirmed&mdash;that his sturdy legs have slowed down. Hampson, who finished the campaign with Baltimore, did not figure in Ranger plans.So, the Rangers wind up with Marshall, Plante, Goyette, Fonteyne and Dick Meissner among the new faces of 1963-64. And, just what does it mean TSuperficially it appears that Muzz Patrick has solidified his position as g.m.; that Red Sullivan is on the produce-or-else spot as coach and that the health and attitude of the ex-Canadiens will determine the success of the Rangers.Plante is an extraordinary goaltender, but what if his asthma plagues him?Marshall and Goyette have played a total of 16 years for the Cana-dlens, most of which were spent on championship teams. Will they be able to successfully adjust to the New York milieu?And what about Goyette&rsquo;s broken ankle suffered last Christmas 7 He played only once since the mishap.These are the clouds under which the Rangers must operate until the season is underway to determine whether they disappear into sunlight or pour the troubles of rain.But there can be no questioning the immensity of the move. Patrick, who has been criticized in the past, engaged the Canadiens in big negotiations this time.According to reports, Patrick persuaded the Habs to part with Marshall (instead of Dickie Moore) although Montreal was reluctant to do so.It was a signal triumph, both from a competitive and public relations viewpoint since New Yorkers reacted enthusiastically to the trade announcement.Now that Patrick has produced the personnel, the onus is on Sullivan to produce with them.&ldquo;This Is the best list of hockey players we&rsquo;ve had since we finished second in 1958,&rdquo; says Sullivan with an overdose of elan.He now will be expected to prove his gratitude by directing this &ldquo;best list, etc.&rdquo; into a playoff berth. &#9632;

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Onus On Sullivan To Produce With New Rangers’ Acquisitions

MONTREAL, Que.&mdash;A protest by the Buffalo Bisons of the American Hockey League against the drafting of defenseman Ian Cushenan by the Detroit Red Wings was disallowed at the NHL meetings here.The Bisons protested the move, claiming Cushenan is destined to wind up with Pittsburgh Hornets, the Red Wings&rsquo; farm club in the AHL.However, President Clarence Campbell of the NHL ruled against the protest pointing out that since no draft is in operation between the two leagues, the Wings may send Cushenan where they wish.If the draft was In operation, the shifting of a player to another team in the same league would not be allowed. &#9632;

Protest By Bisons Ruled Not Valid

ST. CATHARINES, Ont.&mdash;Brian Cullen, a veteran member of the American Hockey League Calder Cup winning Buffalo Bisons, has decided to retire from hockey.The 29-year-old center played in only 31 of the Bisons&rsquo; 72 games last season because of his wife&rsquo;s illness. He picked up only 22 points as compared to the 81 he was credited with in the 1961-62 season.&ldquo;I just don&rsquo;t have the zip I had a couple of seasons ago,&rdquo; Cullen said when announcing his plans.He spent four seasons with Toronto Maple Leafs and two with the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League before joining Buffalo In the 1961-62 season. &#9632;

Bisons’ Brian Cullen Says He Will Retire

<div class="image-hero"><img title="f0010-02" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0010-021404/8165745-1-eng-US/f0010-022.jpg"></div>COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.&mdash;It&rsquo;s never too early for hockey&mdash;not if you happen to be a hockey coach. And if anybody thinks that running one of the major collegiate hockey teams in the nation is a part-time job, they might ask the new Colorado College ice coach. He would tell them different.As a matter of fact, Robert Johnson, who was appointed ice mentor at Colorado College in April, currently is carrying on what may be described as the most long range coaching program in collegiate hockey this year. It ranges from the Colorado College campus to Johnson&rsquo;s home in Minneapolis&mdash;and even Uncle Sam is doing his share to make the mission a success.It all happened like this: Coach Johnson, who is the ice boss at Roosevelt High School in Minneapolis where his sextets have won four conference records in the past six years, was appointed Tiger ice coach on April 25. He will replace Tony Frasca, Bengal coach since 1948, who has been promoted to director of intramural athletics and manager of the independent liberal arts college&rsquo;s new ice rink.However, Coach Johnson is stepping into a role that presents a tough challenge. Last year the Ben-gals made the most surprising comeback in hockey history, winning 12 of 23 starts (after losing 24 straight the year before), whipping Denver University for the first time in 22 games and as a result winning the NCAA Coachof the Year title for Coach Tony Frasca.Unfortunately, the process of graduation also will take 10 men from the Tiger squad, including the three top scorers, every defenseman, and two icers from the highest scoring line in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association last season.This would make many coaches stock up on pills for their ulcers. But Coach Bob Johnson is a hard man to dismay. Instead of throwing in the sponge, he is laying plans to improve the Bengals situation in what he calls &ldquo;the best collegiate hockey played in the country.&rdquo;Johnson is receiving by mail a comprehensive evaluation of all returning Tiger icers from Coach Tony Frasca. The list includes a description of just about everything these students are capable of, or might be capable of during the forthcoming ice season.This not only gives the new ice coach a good idea of the material at hand but it also gives him an opportunity to contact prospective students who are interested in playing hockey&mdash;and coach Johnson&rsquo;s contacts, more or less, run ice position.In other words, being short on defensemen, the 32-year-old coach, who is of the Minnesota hockey country and calls most icers by their first name, will place emphasis on bringing blue-liners to the Tiger den. The most important thing, of course, is that they be good students first, capable of competing in the tough Western hockey conference and likewise meeting the tough academic schedule at the 89-year-old liberal arts college.&ldquo;I&rsquo;m interested in boys who want to excel in hockey, but they have to be willing to pay the price to be good,&rdquo; Johnson said.&ldquo;There is no shortcut to suo-cess, in hockey or anything else,&rdquo; he pointed out, &ldquo;but find the boys who have the will to be good, academically and athletically, and you have the prime prerequisites for success, namely: spirit, enthusiasm and mental toughness.&rdquo;Although Coach Johnson has his own hockey style which he believes wins games&mdash;and apparently does&mdash;he will devote most of his coaching time next winter to hockey fundamentals.&ldquo;No matter what style you play the game goes back to fundamentals; skating, stickhandling, passing and shooting,&rdquo; he said.The groundwork for next year&rsquo;s ice sessions already is being laid by the letters being carried back and forth by Uncle Sam&rsquo;s postmen. They will take another step when Coach Johnson arrives on the Colorado College campus in August But the real work starts with the first ice turnouts in November&mdash;and there isn&rsquo;t any doubt the new coach will set a hard, fast pace.Johnson himself pointed out that the practice sessions are &ldquo;bound to be tough. But it always is when you go out to win.&rdquo; &#9632;

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Colorado College Coach Finds Running Hockey Team Is full Time Occupation

<div class="image-hero"><img title="f0011-01" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-011719/8165783-1-eng-US/f0011-012.jpg"></div>SOLUTION NEXT MONTHACROSS1&mdash;Pictured Canadian player.4&mdash;Initials of pictured star.5&mdash;Selenium (Sym.)6&mdash;Given name of Mortson, exNHL star.8&mdash;One of the Maple Leafs answers to this.9&mdash;Maple Leaf Gardens employs number of these.10&mdash;Initials of St. Laurent of Quebec Aces.11&mdash;Initials of Toronto defenseman.12&mdash;Ian Cushenan&rsquo;s new club (abbr.)13&mdash;Ton (abbr.)14&mdash;Joyal&rsquo;s initials.15&mdash;Number of goals Alex Faulkner scored last season.17&mdash;Johnny Bower was born in this month (abbr.)19&mdash;Gold.20&mdash;Anger.21&mdash;South Dakota (abbr.)22&mdash;Short for given name of Morrison of Quebec Aces.25&mdash;Initials of coach of 196263 Stanley Cup champions.26&mdash;25th 15th letters of the alphabet.28&mdash;New member of the Canadiens.31&mdash;Player recently acquired by Detroit from Cleveland.82&mdash;Name given down.33&mdash;Initials of Leaf forward.34&mdash;Wing played by down (abbr.)DOWN1&mdash;Winnipegborn NHL coach.2&mdash;Month in which down was born.3&mdash;Nickname of Harold March, exNHL star.4&mdash;One of the N.Y. Rangers.5&mdash;Buffalo&rsquo;s top point getter last season.7&mdash;Eddie Shack recently holidayed in this country (abbr.)10&mdash;AHL&rsquo;s most valuable player of 196263.12&mdash;Given name of 10 down.16&mdash;This Leaf is now bridegroom.18&mdash;22nd 5th letters of the alphabet.23&mdash;An NHL managercoach.24&mdash;Native province of down (abbr.)25&mdash;Position played by 10 down.27&mdash;Month in which 31 across was born (abbr.)29&mdash;Initials of Leach of Providence.30&mdash;Initials of Adams, exDetroit manager.LAST MONTH&mdash;S ANSWER<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-03819/8165776-1-eng-US/f0011-032.jpg" title="f0011-03" width="523" height="771"></div> &#9632;

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HOCKEY CROSSWORD

MONTREAL, Que.-Seven rule changes were decided upon at the National Hockey League annual meetings here. They are designed principally to restrict stalling tactics and to provide proper replacements of goaltenders.(1) From now on, a bench penalty will be called against any team whose players persist in staying offside either by remaining at the bench or skating around centre ice after stoppage of play.(2) Replacements for goaltenders cannot be made until the goalie to be replaced by a forward is within 10 feet of the players bench.(3) All goaltenders must sport individual numbers instead of the regular netminder and his replacements wearing No. 1.(4) No stoppage in play will be allowed if a goaltender wants to repair or otherwise adjust his face mask as is permitted for other equipment.(5) A minor penalty can be assessed against any player from whose hockey glove any part of his palm has been removed.(6) The rules committee decided that in future, referees will have no part in deciding assists on goals. That will be left to the scorer. The referee will retain the right of naming goal scorers.(7) In connection with penalty shots, the committee decided that if a team is shorthanded and a goal is scored on a penalty shot, the shorthanded team can return to full strength immediately. The old regulation made no provision for a player&rsquo;s return.One suggested change that misconduct penalties be assessed players who bang their gloves on the boards was rejected. The penalty still applies to players banging their sticks. &#9632;

NHL Votes Rule Change To Restrict Stalling After Stoppages Of Play

CHICAGO, Ill.&mdash;Muskegon Zephyrs have drafted two of the biggest &ldquo;name&rsquo; players in the International Hockey League. They are goalie Jacques Marcotte and player-coach Ken Yackel, both of St. Paul who have dropped out of the league.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-021231/8165838-1-eng-US/f0011-022.jpg" title="f0011-02" width="552" height="927"><figcaption class="caption-body">Jacques Marcotte</figcaption></div>But Muskegon general manager Jerry DeLise issued a note of caution right after &ldquo;bagging&rdquo; the pair.&ldquo;Before every one of our fans goes wild with joy, I want to point out that the chances of getting either or both is very slim,&rdquo; he stated. &ldquo;I would guess that it is a 5,000-1 shot that either will report to us for a number of reasons.&rdquo;By way of explanation, DeLise said he took the longshot gamble on the pair because he was more interested in quality than quantity. Also, every time he drafted a player, he had to put one of his own players on the draft listEach team was permitted to protect only 12 of their 13 players.Muskegon demensemen Joe Kiss, who has been suspended by the team, was left unprotected but was not claimed.However, when DeLise took Marcotte, goalie Denny Jordan was put on the list and immediately claimed by Windsor, one of the new entries in the league.The remainder of the draft of Minneapolis and St. Paul Players went as follows:Goalie Ray Mikulan and winger Bruce Lea (Minneapolis) went to Des Moines; winger Moe Bartoli and defenseman Cy Whiteside (Minneapolis) claimed by Chatham; center Ken Saunders (Minneapolis) by Windsor; forward Cliff Bristow and defenseman Jean Therrien (St. Paul) by Port Huron; wingers Elliott Chorley and Dick Bouchard (St. Paul) by Omaha; winger Merv Dubchek and defenseman Bud McRea (Minneapolis) by Fort Wayne. &#9632;

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Jacques Marcotte, Ken Yackel Drafted By Muskegon Zephyrs On Longshot Try

MONTREAL, Que&mdash;The National Hockey League&rsquo;s 17th annual all-star game will be played in Toronto&rsquo;s Maple Leaf Gardens on Saturday, Oct. 5, the league has announced.The game will pit the Stanley Cup champion Toronto Maple Leafs against the league all-stars. &#9632;

NHL All-Star Contest At Toronto On Oct. 5

LOS ANGELES, Calif&mdash;A 25-minute, 16mm, color sound film titled, &ldquo;Hockey,&rdquo; has been produced by the Los Angeles Blades Hockey Club and is available for group showings, It has been announced by Blade General Manager Jack Geyer.The film features hockey action with the Blades demonstrating techniques, equipment and other phases of the game.Information concerning the film is available at the Blades&rsquo; Sports Arena Office. &#9632;

Hockey Film Available

MONTREAL, Que.-The National Hockey League annual meeting here last month marked the first year for drafting priority rights to juniors in amateur hockey.However, juniors on teams sponsored by NHL clubs were not eligible for the new drafting system.But the NHL clubs exercised priority rights on 21 juniors. New York, Toronto, Montreal and Boston drafted four players each while Chicago took three and Detroit two.Names of the youngsters, who will reach 17 years of age between Aug. 1 and next July 31, were not released nor were the names of the clubs with which they have been playing. &#9632;

21 Junior Priority Rights Exercised

<div class="byline">By JIM PROUDFOOT</div>Toronto Maple Leafs&rsquo; understaffed and unproductive farm system is the one insistent sour note spoiling their rare double achievement in April&mdash;the National Hockey League championship followed by the Stanley Cup<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f00c4-01264/8165955-1-eng-US/f00c4-012.jpg" title="f00C4-01" width="261" height="505"><figcaption class="caption-body">Johnny Bower</figcaption></div>Rebuilding is the major offseason occupation of Punch Imlach, the coach and general manager.The state of things in the Toronto camp is best illustrated by what happened at the NHL player draft in early June.On his reserve list, Imlach included all regular members of his Stanley Cup team including such veterans as Eddie Litzen-berger, Johnny Bower and Allan Stanley, whom no team would consider claiming for the regulation $20,000 fee.Because there were two openings on the list, he included forward Jim Pappin and defenceman Arnie Brown of Rochester&rsquo;s American League club.What does this mean?It means Imlach doesn&rsquo;t think much of the young players he has on their way up.Neither does anybody else, evidently, because none of Leafs&rsquo; farm system players was drafted by the opposition.Leafs didn&rsquo;t make a move, therefore, at the NHL annual meetings where most deals usually are completed and announced.There were rumors, of course. It was whispered that Leafs would deal for Montreal&rsquo;s Boom-Boom Geoffrion. It was suggested they were seeking a centre to replace Red Kelly, whose retirement is expected, with Boston&rsquo;s Murray Oliver the leading candidate. Dick Duff, Ron Stewart and Eddie Shack were supposed to be available.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f00c4-02221/8165948-1-eng-US/f00c4-022.jpg" title="f00C4-02" width="277" height="457"><figcaption class="caption-body">E. Litzenberger</figcaption></div>There was considerable discussion of the Geoffrion transaction but, when Canadiens swapped Jacques Plante, Phil Goyette and Don Marshall to Rangers, the Boomer was removed from the market.So Leafs stood pat and intend to remain in that position, according to latest word available.Some philosopher once said there is no such thing as standing still in business. You either advance or fall back. If you attempt to maintain a static position, you just naturally lose ground.Imlach&rsquo;s position is this: he has been profoundly disappointed in his farm system. Perhaps he will need to fill Kelly&rsquo;s spot but to do it, he is resigned to looking for an old retread as he has done so successfully in the past. And he doesn&rsquo;t have plenty of young skaters to make up a package for a swap.Away last winter, Imlach was fretting about the farm system and the failure of players he had depended upon, such as Gary Jarrett, Bruce Draper and Larry Keenan, to develop. In 1961, he&rsquo;d tabbed Keena as the best junior player in Canada. Now Keenan doesn&rsquo;t even figure in Leaf planning.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f00c4-03185/8165941-1-eng-US/f00c4-032.jpg" title="f00C4-03" width="284" height="427"><figcaption class="caption-body">Red Kelly</figcaption></div>A shakeup is predicted in Leafs&rsquo; number one farm team at Rochester.Now Imlach has moved to set up another feeder club just below Rochester in rank. The Leafs have purchased Spokane&rsquo;s Western League team and moved it to Denver.Rudy Pilous, fired as coach of Chicago Black Hawks, has been offered a position as manager and coach of the Denver club.Leafs face a serious problem at the junior level, too.Two years ago, they withdrew from the Ontario junior &ldquo;A&rdquo; league, moving their Marlboro and Neil McNeil (which replaced St Michael&rsquo;s College after its withdrawal) to a new Metro league. After two years, Leafs have concluded their junior players are not learning enough hockey In this watered down setup and are now seeking re-admission to the provincial league.What it all adds up to is the crown resting uneasily on Leafs head.But Imlach is working on it. &#9632;

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