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August 1, 1963
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$64 Question: Can The Hawks Reform Young?
CHICAGO, Ill.—One of the more interesting exper i ments awaiting National Hockey League fans this year will concern the Chicago Black Hawks and their newly-acquired blueline re arguard—Howie Young Young. Many questions remain to be answered before it will be known whether the hard-hitting rearguard will stick with the Hawks. But if he does, Chicago fans—who like their hockey spiced with a bit of mayhem—are in for a good season. Howie has already passed the first test. He has been given the green light by new coach Billy Reay. Reay, who replaced Rudy Pilous as the Hawks’ ice leader during the off season, has gone on record as favoring Young for a spot on the Chicago defence. Explained Reay: “He has terrific potential and is the type of player we like to have on our…
New Central Hockey League Formed
CHICAGO, Ill.— The birth of a new hockey league occured here during a meeting of the National Hockey League Board of Governors. The new loop, to be known officially as the Central Professional League, was formed through the cooperation of NHL teams and will swing into operation this year. Charter members are St. Louis, Indianapolis, Omaha, Minneapolis, St. Paul and Tulsa. All will be sponsored by NHL teams. In its first order of business, Jack Adams, former general manager of the Detroit Red Wings, was elected president. The working agreements between the NHL Campbell clubs and the new league members will be as follows: the St. Louis Braves will be a farm club of the Chicago Black Hawks, the New York Rangers will work with St. Paul, Boston Bruins will back Minneapolis, Montreal Canadiens will…
To Replace Ciesla Is Baron’s Primary Task
CLEVELAND, Ohio—One mighty big pair of skates and two somewhat smaller pairs need to be filled before the Cleveland Barons are ready for another AHL season but, actually, the club needs considerably less bolstering than it did a year ago to become a legitimate contender again. Hank Ciesla is gone and will take a lot of replacing. After all, big Hank centered the number one line, led the AHL in goal-scoring and was runner-up to leader Bill Sweeney of Springfield in the point parade. The only other definite losses are defenseman Bob Olajos and center Cal Stearns. Both were extra men, Olajos the fifth defenseman, and Stearns was used mainly to kill penalties. The Barons own three defensemen outright—Tommy Williams, Bill Needham and Dick Mattiussi—and expect to have Gary Bergman back from the…
Detroit Olympia Undergoes Summer Renovation For Hockey
DETROIT, Mich.— The ice has been long gone at Olympia, taken over by such offerings as the Aqua Spectacular and Frank Sinatra, Jr., plus the usual assortment of wrestlers. But hockey Is ever-present. And it’s getting more and more plush. Carpenters and electricians have been at work summer-long making changes in the building. Toronto has been making a large hurrah about its Hot Stove League room. Olympia, which had a roomy, cushy Olympia Room for several years, now will have two upstairs rooms for between periods comfort plus a first floor watering hole. The Olympia Room, sort of a combination Diner’s Club-Amer-ican Express credit card room for the thirsty and influential, is being moved to a location that used to be a part of the front office. There will be walnut paneling and an Olde English…
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