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October 16, 1965

The Hockey News October 16, 1965

<div class="byline">BY JIM PROUDFOOT</div>TORONTO, OntThe less said about the 1964-65 hockey season the better, as far as the Maple Leafs&rsquo; Frank Mahovlich is concerned.But 1965-66; now that&rsquo;s a different proposition entirely. The Big M is willing to discuss that and to outline his optimism concerning the upcoming National Hockey League schedule.There&rsquo;s every reason to think Mahovlich is in for a big year, harking back to his 48-goal performance in 1961, or his 15 points during the 1964 Stanley Cup playoffs.Three years have elapsed since that unforgettable all-star dinner at Toronto&rsquo;s Royal York hotel when Jim Norris, owner of the Chicago Black Hawks, offered Leafs $1,000,000 for Mahovlich, and was accepted. The deal never went through, of course, and it may be just a coincidence but the Big M seems to have declined steadily since then.Shortly after Leafs wiggled out of their 1962 commitment to Norris, Mahovlich signed a 4-year contract for a reported $100,000.Going for that kind of security may have been a mistake. You can&rsquo;t tell. The tendency must be, surely, for the player to lose some of his incentive when he has a locked-in deal of those proportions. His salary can&rsquo;t be cut, no matter how poorly he plays, and he can&rsquo;t negotiate a raise, even if he plays well.This might have been a factor with Mahovlich. In any case, he wasn&rsquo;t worth anything like $25,000, the way he played last season.Now he faces the final year of that 1962 deal, so it behooves him to start flying again providing him with ammunition to fire at general manager Punch Imlach when they open negotiations next fall.<h2>MID-SEASON AILMENT PUZZLING</h2>Illness was a problem with Mahovlich last season, too. His play had been mysteriously poor in mid-season when he failed to show up at practice one day. Imlach announced he had checked into an unidentified local hospital for treatment of an unspecified ailment and would be out of the lineup for an indefinite period.Details never were forthcoming. Whatever the trouble was, Mahovlich was able to leave hospital for workouts each day. Best guess was that he needed a complete rest from the stresses of competition. His continued inability to produce the kind of hockey Gardens spectators seemed to expect of him bothered him much more deeply than any person realized and the situation kept getting worse, instead of improving. It became unbearable.When he did return, insisting he felt fine, he displayed only brief flashes of the kind of brilliance associated with his name.During the summer, he took a prolonged European vacation with his wife, and from the first day of training camp, his colleagues noted a profound change in him. He&rsquo;s more cheerful, more outgoing and these are considered unmistakable signs that he&rsquo;s going to play well this season.There&rsquo;s a possibility that another handicap he&rsquo;s been battling will be removed this season. That&rsquo;s his continuing quest for satisfactory linemates.Red Kelly&rsquo;s been one over the years but they&rsquo;ve had an assortment of partners&mdash;Bob Nevin, Eddie Shack, Ron Stewart, Andy Bathgate. Last year, it was Pete Stemkowski and Ron Ellis and that combination worked out at times. What it&rsquo;ll be this time around remains to be seen. Mike Walton could be his new centre.Mahovlich is beginning his ninth season in big-league hockey, as is Chicago&rsquo;s Bobby Hull. Their careers are parallel and The Golden Jet seems to have outdistanced the Big M, even though they started even. Mahovlich was rookie of the year in his first NHL season, 1957-58. Both he and Hull moved up from junior competition that fall.Here&rsquo;s how they stack up now:Mahovlich is 27, Hull 26.Mahovlich has played 539 regular season games and has scored 227 goals, 232 assists. Hull has been in 543 games, has 264 goals, 274 assists. In playoff competition, Hull is even further a-head, with 34 goals and 30 assists in 59 games, compared to Mahovlich&rsquo;s 20-26 for 68 matches.But in making any preseason analysis, Hull is taken for granted in the Hawk situation, while Mahovlich is Leafs&rsquo; hidden factor. He&rsquo;s liable to double his 1964-65 goal production, lifting them even higher than their balanced lineup indicates they&rsquo;ll finish.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0007-03772/8171059-1-eng-US/f0007-032.jpg" title="f0007-03" width="536" height="2300"></div> &#9632;

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IN THIS ISSUE

Mahovlich Seen Optimistic For New Hockey Campaign

Following are the latest player movements in hockey:<h2>NATIONAL LEAGUE</h2>MONTREAL: Adam Keller, defenseman, and Gordie Wilkie, forward, optioned to Seattle of WHL. Noel Price and Don Johns, defensemen, and Gordon Labossiere and Leon Rochefort, forwards, assigned to Quebec of AHL. Noel Picard, defenseman, sent to Houston of CPHL.NEW YORK: Gilles Ville-mure, goalkeeper, returned to Vancouver of WHL. Ray Cullen, Marc Dufour and Billy Knibbs, forwards, optioned to Baltimore of AHL. Bob Ash, Al Lebrun, Bob Plager and Ken Block, defensemen, and Ron Bochm and Jim Johnson, forwards, assigned to Minnesota of CPHL.TORONTO: Eddie Shack, forward, assigned to Rochester of AHL. Bruce Gamble, goalkeeper, secured from Springfield of AHL in exchange for Larry Johnson, deforward.BOSTON: Forbes Kennedy, forward, sent to San Francisco of WHL. Keith Wright, fenseman, and Bill Smith, lahoma City of CPHL. Bobby Leiter, and Wayne Rivers, forward and defenseman Barry Ashbee to Herchey of AHL.<h2>AMERICAN LEAGUE</h2>CLEVELAND: Joe Szura, Bob Ellett, Dave McComb, Tom McCarthy and Bob Courcy, forwards, assigned by Montreal of NHL.PROVIDENCE: Gary Schall, Bob Brinkworth, Doug Senior and Billy Lecaine, forwards, optioned by Montreal of NHL.<h2>CENTRAL LEAGUE</h2>HOUSTON: Bob Lemieux, Jacques Lemieux, and Doug Piper, defenseman, Gerry Kell, Billy Inglis, Andre Bour-rias, Wayne Schultz, Bob Charlebois, Germain Gagnon, Bill Staub and Leo Thiffault, forwards, assigned by Montreal of NHL.OKLAHOMA CITY: Bernie Parent, goalkeeper and Joe Watson, defenseman, optioned by Boston of NHL. &#9632;

Movement Of Players

<div class="byline">BY GEORGE TAYLOR</div>BALTIMORE, Md.&mdash;The Baltimore Clippers launch a new &ldquo;do-it-y ourself&rdquo; program this season.Harassed by fan demands for more Balti-more-owned players. Clippers officials went on a wild spending spree during the summer months.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-03753/8171221-1-eng-US/f0009-032.jpg" title="f0009-03" width="275" height="403"><figcaption class="caption-body">Ron Ingram</figcaption></div>Baltimore previously held contracts of only three regular members. They were Dave Creighton, Harry Pidhirny and Gilles Boisvert. But, this season, their starting with ten of their own in the fold.New purchase include Defensemen Ken Stephanson and Doug Harvey; Wingers Sandy McGregor, Art Chiupka, Jean Cossette, Duncan MacDonald and Mike Corbett.The Clippers continue their working agreements with the New York Rangers. But, there is hope that the shuffling of players between Baltimore and New York will greatly be reduced by the new purchases.Baltimore fans had no complaints with the calibre of talent supplied by the Rangers in the past. And with good reason. The Clippers made the Calder Cup play-offs two out of three vears in the American League.The club missed by just one game of making it three out of three.However, pressure continued to mount for General Manager Terry Reardon and co-owners Zan Krieger and Jake Embry to ice less affiliated players. Now it remains to be seen how much the break-away wil effect the team in the league standings.Another innovation for the Clippers this season is to book a heavy exhibition series.In contract to&rsquo; the two preseason games listed last year, Baltimore has a seven game exhibition card this season. Lack of exhibition games last year was blamed for the Club&rsquo;s miserable start in which it scored only one victory in the first ten games.In addition to the Baltimore-owned players, the Clipper roster includes New York affiliates:Ron Ingram, Billy Knibbs, Ray Cullen, Bob Cunningham, Ken Schinkel, Marc Dufour, Wayne Hall, Jacques Malouin and Andy Brown. Cullen was rookie of the year last season in the AHL with Buffalo.CLIPPER CLIPS&mdash;The Baltimore Civic Center, home of the Clippers, has come up with a solution by increasing hockey seating from 11,500 to 13,000 in the event Balitimore is included in the proposed expansion plans for the National League. That areas must have a minimum seating capacity of 13,000 is a stipulation made in the expansion plans&hellip; &#9632;

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Clippers Starting Campaign With 10 Club-Owned Stars

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Western Hockey League’s 1965-66 Schedule

<div class="image-hero"><img title="Cover-01" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/cover-011010/8172149-1-eng-US/cover-012.jpg"><figcaption class="caption-body">Veteran DICK DUFF, right, and JOHN FERGUSON, work out for clash with NHL All-Stars. It will be Duff&rsquo;s sixth game, Ferguson&rsquo;s first.</figcaption></div>Vol.19-No. 1 MONTREAL, OCTOBER 16. 1965 price 20&#572;MONTREAL, Que.When John Ferguson of the Canadiens was struggling along in the American Hockey League he had hopes of some day playing on a Stanley Cup winner and getting into an AllStar game.It&rsquo;s the dream of every hockey player, young or old.&rdquo; said Fergy.Well Ferguson achieved his first goal last spring when the Canadiens won the Stanley Cup and John played his part. Now, the hard-rock left winger is about to realize his second ambition.He&rsquo;ll be on the Canadiens&rsquo; side when they clash with the NHL All-Stars in the National Hockey League&rsquo;s 19th annual classic at the Montreal Forum Oct. 20.While Ferguson will step out for his initial shot at. the &lsquo;dream&rsquo; game, a fellow named Gordie Howe will be skating in his 17th all-star game, an NHL mark. But all-star records are nothing new to Howe. The indestructible Red Wing holds. claim to a half dozen and this game will merely enhance them.It will be Howe&rsquo;s 17th game appearance. He also has the most points 12, shares the most all-star goals with Maurice Richard, seven each, and holds the distinction of being on the most winning teams, nine. &#9632;

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But Habs’ John Ferguson Playing In First

PETERBOROUGH, Ont.Toronto Maple Leafs&rsquo; veterans, whom manager-coach Punch Imlach said were &ldquo;treading on thin ice,&rdquo; snapped back to give their leader something to talk about other than to seek ways of disposing of them for younger players at the club&rsquo;s training camp.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/cover-02532/8172180-1-eng-US/cover-022.jpg" title="Cover-02" width="269" height="399"><figcaption class="caption-body">Larry Jeffrey</figcaption></div>Imlach became disenchanted with the Leafs after they blew a 5-4 decision to the Rangers but his frown changed to smiles when his seasoned crew went out and pummeled the Black Hawks 6-1. Kent Douglas got three of the goals.The decision was the fourth in seven camp starts for the Maple Leafs, who took the early lead in the hockey &lsquo;Grapefruit Circuit&rsquo;. Toronto had outscored alt other NHL clubs and won more games.The Leafs posted three wins over NHL rivals blasting the Rangers 8-1 and 4-2 and toppling the Hawks. They had scored 22 goals, with big Frank Mahovlich. Larry Jeffrey and young Mike Walton the goal-scoring surprises of the Leafs&rsquo; camp. Mahovlich had counted five times and Jeffrey four. &#9632;

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Imlach Sees Squad Rout Hawks, Blues

MONTREAL, Que.&mdash;The earliest starting date in 20 years, separate pregame warmups by teams and a crackdown on stick swingers will be some of the new developments National Hockey League fans can look forward to with the approach of the 1965-66 schedule opener.The NHL has decided not to oppose baseball&rsquo;s traditional World Series for public interest and has set Oct. 23 as its opening day for the new season. By that time the baseball classic will be out of the way. Last season opening day was Oct. 12.The NHL has decreed that a $200 fine will automatically accompany any attempt by a player to swing his stick on an opponent, whether he connects on his rival or not. The fine will be imposed after the NHL receives the game report from its referee.The other change is each team must carry two goaltenders and that both must be dressed for the game, with the alternate sitting on the bench.There will be no delays for injuries to a goalie. The rule requires that the substitute be on the bench and available. The injured player will not be treated on the ice.The pre-game warmup will be different and fans wanting to to see the home team in the early skate-and-shoot period will have to be at the rink 45 minutes before game time.The full ice surface will be used by each team, with netminders at both ends. The home club takes the ice 45 minutes before the game and the vifitors 30 minutes before the opening whistle. The remaining 15 minutes is used to resurface the ice.Another innovation this season concerns the recording of shots on goal. The NHL has announced it will start counting shots on the net rather than saves by netminders as in past years.The new edict means that shots directed at the net, whether they be on the target or not, will be counted. &#9632;

Separate Warm-ups, ‘Stick’ Ban Among 6 New Features For NHL

<div class="image-hero"><img title="f0002-01" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0002-011612/8170697-1-eng-US/f0002-012.jpg"></div><h2>All-Star Game Facts, Figures</h2><div class="figure-block image-bleed"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0002-021358/8170690-1-eng-US/f0002-022.jpg" title="f0002-02" width="1135" height="700"></div>ALL-STAR GAME RECORDS, 1947 TO 1964Most Games Played: Gordie Howe 16.Most Goals: Maurice Richard, Gordie Howe 7.Most Assists: Red Kelly 7.Most Total Points: Gordie Howe 12.Most Minor Penalties: Gus Mortson 9.Most Major Penalties: Gordie Howe 1.Most Consecutive Games Played: Maurice Richard 13, 1947-1959 (inc.)Member on Most Winning Teams: Gordie Howe 9.Most Goals, One Period: Andy Bathgate, Wally Hergesheimer, TedLindsay, Frank Mahovlich, 2.Fastest Two Goals: Wally Hergesheimer, 1:19, 1953.Fastest Goal From Start of Game: Ted Lindsay, 19 secs., 1950.Most Assists, One Game: Doug Harvey, Dickie Moore, 3.Most Goals, One Game: Ted Lindsay, 3.Most Penalty Minutes: Gordie Howe, 21 minutes.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0002-031011/8170683-1-eng-US/f0002-032.jpg" title="f0002-03" width="538" height="1154"><figcaption class="caption-body">Bobby Hull</figcaption></div>CHICAGO, Ill.Bobby Hull, the Golden Boy of the Black Hawks, became the hottest conversation piece around the Chicago camp this year for many reasons.First, the Hawks&rsquo; great scoring star staged a four-day walkout from training camp when he found his two young sons, Blake, 5, and Bobby Jr., 4, were not welcome at the Chicago Stadium, where the NHL team trained this season.A club edict handed out said that friends and relatives were not allowed into the stadium during drills. This apparently included Hull and his sons. Bobby didn&rsquo;t like it and went home to suburban Addison, Ill., to ponder his next move.The incident provoked widespread interest and brought Chicago owner John Norris into the controversy from his Florida hiding spot where he was vacationing.Chicago general manager Tommy Ivan summoned Hull to a stadium meeting and after a 90-minute talk, both emerged and announced their misunderstanding had been patched up. It was a case of dressing room procedure and Hull admitted he may have been a little hasty in his judgment.No punitive action was taken against Hull despite the fact he missed four days of training camp. The Hawks reportedly were going to dock Hull $1,000 for every day he stayed away.Meanwhile, the next-step was to sign Hull to a Hawks&rsquo; contract and Ivan said he merely hadn&rsquo;t gotten around to talking terms with his scoring star. Ivan said contract negotiations had began during their meeting over the Stadium incident.Both Ivan and Hull said they were a &ldquo;little ways apart&rdquo; in their contract talk but neither seemed too concerned over the matter. One thing was certain, if Hull was to play in the 19th annual all-star game at Montreal, he had to have his name on an official NHL contract before stepping on the ice. It&rsquo;s a league rule.All the NHL was awaiting the outcome of the Hull-Ivan contract sessions, however. Hockey men have hinted that Bobby&rsquo;s demands of $100,000 had put a few notions in the heads of other players and they predicted that NHL performers would become a lot harder to sign in the future than they have in the past as the result of Hull&rsquo;s bid for a big contract.Ivan had signed some of the Hawks but said he didn&rsquo;t anticipate any trouble wi&rsquo;.&rsquo;li any of his players this year.Glenn Hall, pos the biggest reason for the great improvement of the Black Hawk fortunes in the past nine years, signed his 1965-66 contract.Ivan announced that Hall is ready for his ninth season with the Hawks. Only in his first year, 1957-58 with the Hawks did they finish out of the play off. Since then they have never been lower than third.Hall celebrated his 34th birthday when the Hawks played Detroit in an exhibition game at St. Louis.Ivan said that with Dave Dryden, their young goalkeeper signed up during the summer, the Hawks now have two goalies under contract. Dryden han been one of the surprises of the Hawk camp. &#9632;

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Bobby Hull Keeps Hawks’ Brass Hopping

<div class="byline">BY GIL SMITH</div><h2>THE ALL-STARS</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0003-011922/8170797-1-eng-US/f0003-012.jpg" title="f0003-01" width="565" height="1066"></div><h2>THE CANADIENS</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0003-021536/8170790-1-eng-US/f0003-022.jpg" title="f0003-02" width="574" height="1036"></div><h2>All-Star Game&rsquo;s Top Point Men</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0003-03972/8170783-1-eng-US/f0003-032.jpg" title="f0003-03" width="557" height="1031"></div>MONTREAL, Que.The 19th annual All-Star classic will be played at the Montreal Forum Oct. 20th, and whatever the outcome the Canadiens are assured of a new team record.When the Stanley Cup champs skate out against the pick of the rest of the league, it&rsquo;ll mark the seventh time they&rsquo;ve hosted the All-Stars since 1947. That&rsquo;s a record, and puts them one-up on their closest competitors the Toronto Maple Leafs. Lefian teams have been the party of the second part in the all-star classic on six occasions, including last year.The all-star game originated in 1947 as a means to augment the NHL Players&rsquo; Pension Fund. Over the years, it has drawn well over half-a-million dollars in gross gates. Some quarter-of-a-million fans have attended the games, since 1947.It&rsquo;s become something of a tradition for the all-star squad to whip the Stanley Cup champs, on these occasions; a curious thing, in view of the fact that the stars do not constitute a regular team. For instance, in the coming game you might see Chicago&rsquo;s Stan Mikita centering Detroit&rsquo;s Gordie Howe and Leafs&rsquo; Frank Mahovlich, if not Bobby Hull. Defence-mates will include erstwhile enemies like Pilote, Gadsby and Brewer. All will be trying to protect Roger Crozier in goal. Yet, despite the fact they&rsquo;re teammates for a night only, the stars often jell, and wallop a set squad like the Stanley Cup champs.In the 18 meetings to date, the stars have won eight times. The champs have won five. There have been three ties; and on two other occasions the first all-star team played the second team.When it comes to games featuring the Stars versus Canadiens, however, the margin of victory is a lot closer. It&rsquo;s still in the Stars&rsquo; favor, but that could change this year. The count is now three wins, two losses and one tie for Stars over Habs going into the 1965 game. If Canucks win it, they&rsquo;ll tie-up their series with hockey&rsquo;s Dream Team. In fact, the Montreal crew already hold a scoring edge over the Dream squad. They&rsquo;ve notched 18 goals against Star teams in the six meetings to date. The Stars have been held in 15 goals, over that span.<div class="figure-block image-bleed"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0003-04543/8170776-1-eng-US/f0003-042.jpg" title="f0003-04" width="1632" height="1147"><figcaption class="caption-body">Detroit netminder ROGER CROZIER, kicks out hot shot and since he will be the all-stars&rsquo; starting goalie for the 19th annual classic in Montreal, the NHL&rsquo;s top rookie of last season can expect a busy evening when the Canadiens start firina in his direction.</figcaption></div>Actually, scoring goals in an all-star game is no mean feat. For instance, sharpshooters like Norm Ullman of Detroit who was hockey&rsquo;s top goalgetter in regular play last season with 42 markers, will be looking for his first all-star goal this year. Ullman will be making his sixth appearance in the annual classic, but has found goals hard to come by. Stan Mikita, hockey&rsquo;s scoring chompion for the past two seasons, will also be hunting his first marker in the classic. However, this year&rsquo;s game will be only the second that Mikita has appeared in. Others, some of whom are longtime scoring aces like Jean Beliveau, have also found goals a bit hard to get. Big Jean has three to his credit in ten appearances. He got one in the all-star game last year, while centering a line of Howe and Hull. Beliveau emerged as the No. 1 star of the game last October.Gordie Howe holds the scoring record for most points in all-star contests. He has 12 points (7-5) in 16 games. He has appeared in more of these contests than anyone else, and, perhaps because of it, also holds the penalty record. He has eight minors, and one major, for a total of 21 minutes in his 16 games.The all-stars will have a couple of rookies in key spots for their Montreal date. Both their goalie and their coach will be making debuts in their respective positions. Roger Crozier, last year&rsquo;s Calder Cup winner and netminding sensation with Detroit, makes his initial appearance in the classic. Billy Reay makes his bow as an all-star coach, though he made one appearance as a player. Working the bench behind Canadiens will, of course, be Reay&rsquo;s old coach Toe Blake.One thought can sustain Blake and his boys as they prepare for the upcoming contest. The second-worst beating an all-star team ever took came at the hands of Canadiens la 1959. The score was Canadiens 6, All-Stars 1. The worst was a 7-1 walloping the Stars took from Detroit in 1950. However, lest Blake begin to fret about complacency among his crew, he can always remind them of what happened when Habs last met the Dream Team, in 1960. The Stars outshone. Canucks 2-1 that time. &#9632;

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Habs Face All-Stars For Record 7th Time

<div class="byline">BY STAN FISCHLER</div><div class="image-hero"><img title="f0004-02" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0004-021572/8170835-1-eng-US/f0004-022.jpg"><figcaption class="caption-body">Rangers&rsquo; stars ROD GILBERT and HARRY HOWELL, in rear, didn&rsquo;t exactly mind this assignment when they visited the New York World&rsquo;s Fair. The NHL players took time out to pose with these pretty color consultants for Miss Clairol Beauty Products. Both players will be key men in club&rsquo;s bid for playoff spot this season.</figcaption></div>NEW YORK, N.Y.&mdash;There is absolutely no doubt that if one had a bone to pick with the Rangers over their chances to-finish among the top four NHL teams it would have to be the fifth vertebrae in Rod Gilbert&rsquo;s back.That&rsquo;s the bone that will make or break the Rangers.At the moment that bone is broken. There is no better authority on the matter than Rod himself, the handsome right wing who does to Garden followers what the Beatles do to most teenagers throughout the world.&ldquo;My back is broken,&rdquo; Gilbert told this reporter after the Rangers left training camp in Kingston, Ont. &ldquo;There&rsquo;s no doubt about that. The question is how much pain I can take.&rdquo;Gilbert scored 25 goals for the Rangers last season. He is the key to the promising young line which also features Jean Ratelle at center and Doug Robinson on left wing. Without Gilbert, it is doubtful the unit could produce as effectively.So far, it appears Gilbert will play. This is the why and how of it; His fifth vetebrae was broken in 1961 when he tripped over a piece of rubbish during a junior game. Bone was taken from his left leg and used to bind the fourth, fifth and sixth vertebrae together in an operation at the Mayo Clinic that year.&ldquo;But the operation was not completely successful,&rdquo; says Gilbert, &ldquo;and slowly the bone graft loosened. After three years of playing hockey with it in that condition, the whole thing disintegrated.&rdquo;Dr. Kazuo Yanigasawa, the Rangers&rsquo; doctor says an operation on the back will be necessary sooner or later, depending on how Gilbert can maneuver with a brace designed to protect the vertebrae.The protective corset surrounds his body from the hips to the middle of his chest. He puts it on in the morning and wears it until he goes to bed.&ldquo;If the brace holds, I&rsquo;ll try to play all season,&rdquo; says Red. &ldquo;But if the pain gets too sharp, I&rsquo;ll have to stop.&rdquo;Following the surprise retirement of goalie Jacques Plante in June, Gilberts disclosure has made life just a bit more intriguing for general manager Emile Francis.&ldquo;We&rsquo;re hoping Rod can go &lsquo;til Christmas in his present condition, then we&rsquo;ll see what happens,&rdquo; says Francis. &ldquo;We&rsquo;d prefer that he have the operation at the end of the season.&rdquo;It will be a delicate operation and could shelve Gilbert anywhere from six to ten months, possibly more, depending on medical reports.&ldquo;There&rsquo;s no doubt that he&rsquo;ll be 100 per cent right after the operation,&rdquo; says Francis. &ldquo;We&rsquo;re not concerned about that.&rdquo;But he is concerned about the effectiveness of the brace and the chance that the pain will become too great for Gilbert to tolerate.It&rsquo;ll be a real kick in the pants if we lose him before the season is over,&rdquo; says Francis.There is nobody who could pick a bone with that.It&rsquo;s wiser to sacrifice LITTLE, when you&rsquo;re young, to HAVE Life Insurance, than to be an old man WITHOUT Life Insurance and sacrifice LOT. Ask an Empire Life man about it SOON.<div class="figure-block image-bleed"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0004-011869/8170828-1-eng-US/f0004-012.jpg" title="f0004-01" width="1041" height="361"></div> &#9632;

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Gilbert Admits His Back Broken, But He’ll Play With Special Brace

<div class="byline">&#x2014;Fischler</div><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0004-031276/8170866-1-eng-US/f0004-032.jpg" title="f0004-03" width="276" height="409"><figcaption class="caption-body">Ed Giacomin</figcaption></div>NEW YORK. N.Y.&mdash;When Jacques Plante quit hockey last June he created a goal-tending problem for the New York Rangers in reverse. Instead of being starved for netminders with Plante gone, the Blues now have too many.Wheeling and dealing, Ranger general manager Emile Francis came up with two ex-Leafs, Don Simmons and Cesare Maniago, as well as rookie Ed Giacomin, and young Gilles Villemure.Francis and coach Red Sullivan have been ecstatic over Giacomin, a tallish type obtained from Providence last Spring for goalie Marcel Paille and four farmhands.&ldquo;Ed reminds me a little of Denis Dejordy and a little of Glenn Hall,&rdquo; says Francis. &ldquo;He&rsquo;s got good hands and is very quick, and he has Hall&rsquo;s habit of dropping to his knees for certain shots.&rdquo;Sullivan expresses surprise at Giacomin&rsquo;s form.&ldquo;I thought he&rsquo;d be good,&rdquo; said the coach, &ldquo;but he&rsquo;s seven better than that. I like the way he goes down and gets up in a hurry. He also clears real well.&rdquo;Theoretically Giacomin, and Simmons figured to make the club; Giacomin because of the big player outlay for him and Simmons for his vast NHL experience. But the facts of training camp give Maniago several points in his favor.&ldquo;Maniago has played excep-tonally well so far,&rdquo; says Francis.Villemure removed himself from the goaling race when he yielded six goals inhalf a game against Leafs. Francis promptly shipped him out to Vancouver of the WHL.&ldquo;We look better in goal now than we did at this time last year,&rdquo; Francis observes. Plante was complaining about a bad knee when camp opened, so we shipped him to Baltimore. Paille wasn&rsquo;t even in our camp.&rdquo;In order to pick two out of the present three goalies, the brass plays each of them on equal amount of time in the morning and afternoon workouts. They also will be alternated in exhibition games.Meanwhile puckish John McKenzie adds laughs to the Blue&rsquo;s dressing room&hellip; When not chasing pucks, John&rsquo;s running after partners for a game of bridge&hellip; Blues got a good taste of coach Red Sullivan&rsquo;s wrath after their opening training camp loss to Toronto, 8-1, at Peter borough&hellip; Sully was miffed over levity among some card players on team bus trip from Peterborough to Toronto. &#9632;

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But Too Many Goalies Problem For Rangers

<div class="byline">By Ken McKenzle</div><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0006-012085/8170935-1-eng-US/f0006-012.jpg" title="f0006-01" width="455" height="441"></div>&bull; MANY OF THE NHL writers are picking their own clubs to finish second. Not first but in the runner-up position&hellip; Most AHL writers feel that Quebec should win the Eastern Division and that Rochester will finish ahead of Buffalo and Pittsburgh in the Western sector&hellip; Hershey Bears will be a top contender again and some scribes feel they are capable of finishing ahead of Quebec in the East&hellip; Ab McDonald will start the season at left wing on a line with Center Norm Ullman and Right Wing Floyd Smith for Detroit. Big Ab will be starting his 8th NHL season and is looking forward to a big one. This line was the most effective for the Red Wings in the pre-schedule games&hellip; Other new Red Wings looking forward to big years with Detroit are Andy Bathgate and Billy Harris, a pair of former Leafs who were delighted to get away from that club&hellip; Quite a number of the Red Wing regulars received sizable raises from General Manager-Coach Sid Abel&hellip; Brian Connacher had a long talk with his Uncle Charlie before signing his two-year contract with the Toronto Maple Leafs. Charlie is the former Toronto great and a member of Hockey&rsquo;s Hall of Fame. Brian is the son of the late Lionel Connacher, who played in the NHL with the New York Americans, Chicago Black Hawks and Montreal Maroons&hellip; Nice letter on hand from Stan Musial, consultant to President Lyndon Johnson on Physical Fitness, asking this paper&rsquo;s cooperation and also that of HOCKEY PICTORIAL during American Education Week next month. We&rsquo;re happy to advise Stan that both publications will be pleased to cooperate 100 percent with such a worthy cause.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0006-021392/8170928-1-eng-US/f0006-022.jpg" title="f0006-02" width="296" height="423"><figcaption class="caption-body">Ab McDonald</figcaption></div>&bull; BOBBY HULL told intimates that he planned to ask Jim Norris for $50,000 after taxes for toiling for the Black Hawks this season. We also hear that Bobby fell short of the mark&hellip; Hockey fans raving about the expanded new bold look of HOCKEY PICTORIAL. Fans are now treated to twice as many pages as previously and more and better pictures than ever before&hellip; Princeton University recently named Johnny Wilson as hockey coach and he featured three important qualifications in his resume: 1. In 11 NHL seasons he had spent a total of only 190 minutes in the penalty box. 2. He had played in 580 consecutive games, indicating his dependability. 3. He operated a hockey school for boys during the summer. Princeton decided he was an Ivy League type&hellip; David Molson, president of the Montreal Canadiens and Ted Workman, president of Montreal&rsquo;s football Alouettes went to Lower Canada College in Montreal at the same time&hellip; There&rsquo;s a new hockey league in the San Francisco Bay area and it&rsquo;s composed of teams from San Francisco, Berkley, Richmond and Oakland. Bud Poile&rsquo;s son Dave plays for the San Francisco team&hellip; New York&rsquo;s Rod Gilbert will play with a brace on his troubled back this season and will undergo an operation at the conclusion of the season&hellip; Bob Wilson, former head scout for Chicago and now working for the Boston Bruins, is ailing in a Toronto hospital&hellip; Don&rsquo;t forget to get your copy of the Official NHL Rule Book. See order form in this issue.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0006-03817/8170921-1-eng-US/f0006-032.jpg" title="f0006-03" width="267" height="404"><figcaption class="caption-body">Bobby Hull</figcaption></div> &#9632;

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PASSING THE PUCK

<div class="byline">BY BOB GATES</div>BOSTON, Mass&mdash;Depth, a curious, unfamiliar word around Boston Garden in recent years, is once again becoming part of the Bruins&rsquo; vocabulary.After a record summer spending spree and a couple of major trades, the Bruins went to camp in London, Ont., this fall with more than the usual collection of new faces. There were plenty of newcomers, all right. But the most-promising sight was the attendant ability.&ldquo;I&rsquo;d say we have more depth this season than we&rsquo;ve had in a great number of years,&rdquo; Coach Milt Schmidt offered. &ldquo;Now don&rsquo;t get me wrong,&rdquo; he added. &ldquo;I&rsquo;m not saying we&rsquo;ve got &lsquo;a lot&rsquo; of depth. But we&rsquo;ve got some, which is a lot more than we&rsquo;ve had.&rdquo;Schmidt, beginning his 11th year at the Boston helm, isn&rsquo;t used to handling surplus talent of even reasonable ability. But he&rsquo;ll quickly and happily adapt.&ldquo;When we lost a player through injury, we wondered where we could find another to replace him,&rdquo; Miltie reflected, not having to go back any farther than last spring to recall five straight cellar finishes for the Bruins. &ldquo;But depth of any quantity is more than just having capable replacements. Properly employed it can be a good offensive weapon.&rdquo;Of what does this new depth consist?Experiencewise, the three biggest acquisitions are Ron Stewart, adding much-needed strength at right wing, Parker MacDonald, a left winger who knows where the net is, and Al Langlois, a sturdy rear guard. The Bruins gave Toronto Orland Kurtenbach, Andy Heben-tion, and Pat Stapleton for Stewart, a good two-way skater who also excels kiUing penalties. Langlois and MacDonald came to the Bruins along with Bob Dillabough and Ron Harris in the trade which sent Ab McDonald, Bob McCord, and Ken Stephanson to Detroit.Speedy Dillabough, a stick out in early exhibition games, could make the club at center ice, where there has been a definite shortage. Schmidt called Harris, operating at right wing &ldquo;a pleasant surprise.&rdquo;Two of the four players Boston shelled out a record $120,000 for in the June draft (an expenditure greater, incidently, than all other NHL teams combined) are expected to open the regular season.Practically a certainty to dress as the club&rsquo;s No. 2 goaler is Gerry Cheevers, the American League standout who was plucked from Toronto&rsquo;s Rochester farm. Schmidt called Cheevers&rdquo; the best goalie outside the majors last season.&rdquo; His presence in camp had Ed Johnston playing his best, determined to hold on to the No. 1 job. Also in tow was the standout Niagara Falls netminder Bernie Parent, who wiU probably get the Oklahoma City assignment this year in the Central League.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0006-04499/8170966-1-eng-US/f0006-042.jpg" title="f0006-04" width="479" height="563"><figcaption class="caption-body">BOB DILLABOUGH&hellip; May Catch Pivot Spot</figcaption></div>Another draftee considered a good chance of sticking is versatile Paul Popeil. Drafted from Chicago&rsquo;s Buffalo affiliate, Popeil is an aggressive Reg Fleming type who can play either forward or defense. His utility alone has made a favorable impression.Two other defensemen who bear future watching are rugged defenseman Gilles Marotte, an amateur (Niagara Falls), and Joe Watson, also a rearguard who Schmidt is hoping might be another Bob Woytowich.The new depth has the Bruins coach talking in terms of four lines and five defensemen to open the season (Oct. 24 versus Chicago at Boston). At this writing, two apparently set lines had Murray Oliver centering for Johnny Bucyk and Ed WestfalL Tommy Williams between Ron Stewart and Dean Prentice, who appears completely recovered from his broken back.A big question mark is whether Ron Schock can come back (leg injury) to prove himself a starting center. Two other center-ice men have been shipped out; Forbes Kennedy to San Francisco and Bobby Leiter to Hershey, the latter to play himself into shape following incomplete recovery of a compound arm fracture.Helping to-take up some of the slack at center was an unheralded rookie, Terry Crisp, a stock agressor out of the Bruins Oklahoma City (nee Minneapolis) farm.Veterans returning on defense are tough Teddy Green, the club&rsquo;s most valuable last season; Capt. Leo Bovin, Don Awrey and Bob Woytowich, last year&rsquo;s prize rookie. &#9632;

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Bruins Boasting New Bench Depth, NHL Pickups Shot In Arm To Club

<div class="image-hero"><img title="f0007-01" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0007-011885/8171004-1-eng-US/f0007-012.jpg"><figcaption class="caption-body">FRANK MAHOVLICH&hellip; 48 Goals May Not Be Enough</figcaption></div>TORONTO, Ont&mdash;If young Brian Conacher is to make the grade as a National Hockey Leaguer, with Toronto Maple Leafs he&rsquo;ll have to do it on his own ability without benefit of his illustrious forebearers.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0007-021250/8170997-1-eng-US/f0007-022.jpg" title="f0007-02" width="263" height="423"><figcaption class="caption-body">Brian Conacher</figcaption></div>Brian, a 24-year-old son and nephew of former NHL stars, said he was warned by Rev. David Bauer, his coach while he was with Canada&rsquo;s national team last season, that the reputation of his father Lionel could hinder him.Lionel Conacher was a defenceman with New York Americans, Chicago Black Hawks and Montreal Maroons. Charlie Conacher, Brian&rsquo;s uncle who helped in negotiating an agreement between his nephew and the Leafs, was an all-star right winger with Toronto. Roy Conacher, another uncle, was a forward with Detroit Red Wings, Boston Bruins and Chicago.Brian, a forward who signed with Leafs, said he and Father Bauer &ldquo;had a number of long talks when he was my coach.&rdquo;&ldquo;He explained to me that the great sports reputation of my father could be a handicap, rather than a help, if I wasn&rsquo;t conditioned mentally to making the grade on my own efforts and prowess.&rdquo;Brian had decided 10 days ago to give up hockey because of a disagreement with the Leafs. He had sought a two-year contract with a guarantee that he wouldn&rsquo;t be sent to the minors.Punch Imlach, Leafs&rsquo; coach and general manager, said the team has agreed to the two-year term but not the minor-league clause.Brian said: &ldquo;Uncle Charlie laid the cards on the table when we discussed my becoming a Leaf and my chances of success in the NHL.&ldquo;He made it clear that once I hit the ice I&rsquo;m on my own, that the fact that I am a Conacher will make them check me that much tighter and that 1*11 have to work that much harder.&ldquo;I have no illusions about this being a soft touch and I know I&rsquo;m green as a professional. If I have to go to Rochester (in the American League) or Tulsa (in the Central League) to improve my play, I&rsquo;ll go.&rdquo;The six-foot-two 195-pounder also said:&ldquo;The fact that I&rsquo;m a Conacher helped me work out a better contract and get my foot inside professional hockey&rsquo;s door. But no one knows better than I that from here on I&rsquo;m on my own.&rdquo; &#9632;

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Leafs’ Rookie Conacher Warned He Must Make It In Big Time On His Own

TORONTO, Ont&mdash;Red Kelly has quit politics and will remain in hockey.The Liberal member for York West informed Prime Minister Lester Pearson that he will not contest the federal election Nov. 8.&ldquo;It&rsquo;s simply a matter of family,&rdquo; Kelly said. &ldquo;I&rsquo;ve got three small kids and being involved in hockey and politics left me little time for them.&rdquo;Kelly was first elected in York West in 1962, an upset winner by 4,000 votes over John Hamilton, the incumbent Conservative.He retained the seat in the 1963 election with a 17,000-vote majority.Kelly continued to play for Toronto Maple Leafs in the National Hockey League while serving in Parliament, commuting regularly between Ottawa and Maple Leaf Gardens.Leafs won two Stanley Cups during his three years in the House.Kelly, 38, was among 82 players reporting to the Leafs&rsquo; training camp in Peterborough.&ldquo;There&rsquo;ll be some rough aches getting in shape,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;But it will be easier sweating out the aches now that I&rsquo;ve got the political load off my back.&rdquo; &#9632;

Red Kelly Quits Politics To Stay With Puck Career

(1) For four consecutive, seasons Doug Harvey cop ped the James Norris Memorial Trophy. His streak&rsquo; was snapped by a team-&rsquo; mate in 1958-59. Who was&rsquo; the winner that year?(2) In 1953-54, Camille Henry was judged the NHL&rsquo;s top newcomer and awarded the Calder Memorial Trophy. Do you remember who placed second and third in the voting?(3) Younger readers may have to call upon their elders to provide the answer to this one. Provide the given names of the players listed below. These fellows once graced the NHL scene and olders should recall them.Rip RiopelleHub MaceyBep Guidolin(4) Which goaltender holds the modern record for the most shutouts by one netminder in a single season? Here&rsquo;s a small hint. This robust chap got 13 goose eggs in 1953-54. Just tell us his name and the team he then played with.(5) Last season Bill Gadsby, Bob Baun and Terry Harper all had something in common besides being top defensemen. Do you know what it was?(6) Mortson and Thomson were a great defensive due for the Toronto Maple Leafs. Can you come up I with the names of other NHL clubs with whom they played?(7) In 1958-59, only one NHL team got through the sched-&rsquo; ule with one netminder. A couple of clubs even has to call upon four men to see them through. Name the player and his team.(8) In 1955-56, one dozer &bull; players hit the charmed 2 goal circle. We want yon to tell us the name of the player who scored the mosl goals that year. Also, name the famous twosome when tied for second place with 38 goals each.(9) Here&rsquo;s a quickie and real cinch for a change pace. Tell us what RorStewart, Hank Bassen anc Bill Gadsby have in common.(10) When Detroit won the Stanley Cup back in 1953-54 they did it the hard way beating Montreal Canadieni in seventh game in over time. A real tough forware had the pleasure of elimi nating the Habs. Who he?(Answers Next Week) &#9632;

HOCKEY… Quiz

<div class="byline">BY JACK BERRY</div>DETROIT. Mich.&mdash;Andy Bathgate stood there, peeling the &ldquo;9&rdquo; off the heel of his skate boot.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0008-011969/8171121-1-eng-US/f0008-012.jpg" title="f0008-01" width="287" height="415"><figcaption class="caption-body">Gordie Howe</figcaption></div>There is only one No. 9 in Detroit, the incomparable Gordie Howe.Bathgate would have liked to have kept the number, it was his through brilliant seasons with the New York Rangers and his for 1&rsquo;4 seasons in Toronto, that one-half being a Stanley Cup year and he scored the winning goal twice in the finals including the seventh game.But Andy Bathgate was very happy to be in Detroit.&ldquo;I&rsquo;d heard about the spirit here&hellip; I&rsquo;ve heard so much about the Wings and now I can hardly believe that I&rsquo;me here.&rdquo;After the first two weeks, he compared the Toronto-Detroit training methods. Bathgate had been quoted last spring, rapping the Maple Leaf system.&ldquo;I didn&rsquo;t know he was a newspaperman and while some of the things I did say, I was misquoted on others.&rdquo;Bathgate doesn&rsquo;t want to cause any ill feelings but after a taste of the Wing camp he made a few points:&ldquo;There&rsquo;s a lot of difference between conditioning and overwork. It&rsquo;s like tuning up a car and then running the wheels off. It doesn&rsquo;t make sense.&rdquo;But Bathgate is more concerned with the present and the future and wants to wipe out the memory of last season when he scored only 16 goals, his lowest output since becoming an NHL regular in 1954.&ldquo;I felt like I was just coming on and could do the club some good when I broke my thumb,&rdquo; Bathgate said. Ironically, the break, on Dec. 20, happened in Detroit. And Bathgate had scored his 10th goal earlier in the game.Now it&rsquo;s a new career and Bathgate most probably will be joined with Howe and Alex Delvecchio on a new Production Line.Manager-coach Sid Abel, who swapped defense star Marcel Pronovost to Toronto to get Bathgate in a big seven man swap, put Bathgate on the big line but tried him at left wing and then used him at several other spots while searching for the right combinations.But Abel liked the way Bathgate worked as pivot for Delvecchio and Howe and, really, position doesn&rsquo;t mean a lot to them&mdash;Howe probably is the biggest rover in the game. The combination clicked for a pair of goals in the first intrasquad game.And, Abel expects Bathgate to make the Wing power play the best in hockey.&ldquo;Our power play was funny last year. It would look so terrible that you&rsquo;d think they didn&rsquo;t know each other and then they&rsquo;d score. Some times it got so bad we didn&rsquo;t even practice the power play because we couldn&rsquo;t get out of our own end,&rdquo; Abel said.Yet, for all its falterings, the Wing power play was one of the most proficient in the game.Bathgate moved right into it in the Wings&rsquo; opening exhibition game against Chicago in the St. Louis Arena, faking a shot on goal and passing neatly to Billy Harris who put the puck in the net.&ldquo;I like the style of play here,&rdquo; Bathgate said. &ldquo;I seem to fit it better.&rdquo;Abel hopes it&rsquo;s mutual.Not bad having the Nos. 1 and 3 highest active goal scorers on your side&hellip; Howe, the tops, with 595 and Bathgate with 291.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0008-021471/8171114-1-eng-US/f0008-022.jpg" title="f0008-02" width="489" height="707"><figcaption class="caption-body">ANDY BATHGATE&hellip; Likes Wings&rsquo; Style</figcaption></div> &#9632;

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Wings To Give Bathgate Big Shot On Production Line With Howe

<div class="byline">&#x2014;Berry</div>DETROIT, Mich.It wasn&rsquo;t quite breakfast at Tiffany&rsquo;s.Audrey Hepburn wasn&rsquo;t there. There was the noise and dust caused by workmen scattered throughout Olympia, reworking the building in the $1&frac12; million expansion project.But it was morning and owner Bruce Norris did have a gift from Tiffany&rsquo;s in his hand.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0008-031034/8171152-1-eng-US/f0008-032.jpg" title="f0008-03" width="281" height="409"><figcaption class="caption-body">Ted Lindsay</figcaption></div>Norris called the Wings together after their first intrasquad game of training camp&mdash;his first peek at the club this autumn&mdash;for a presentation ceremony.Norris put in a little dig at the National Hockey League for not giving some permanent memento to the players who were best over 70 games. Stanley Cup winners get a diamond ring.And then the towering club president handed captain Alex Delvecchio a sterling silver cigar-cigaret box from Tiffany&rsquo;s, engraved with the Red Wing emblem on the top and the autographs of all the players of the title team.Each of the players received one of the boxes.Norris expressed pleasure with the speed of the construction program. Target date for completion is Dec. 1 which would be a near-miracle since work wasn&rsquo;t begun until the first of June.Some 2,312 seats will be added for a 16,375 seating capacity but all of the new seats won&rsquo;t be ready for the Oct. 24 opener with Toronto and probably won&rsquo;t be ready for five or six games.The wondering about Ted Lindsay continues but Lindsay says: &ldquo;I just want to go out and work out with the boys and leave it at that.&rdquo;But Lindsay, who came out of a four-year retirement last season in probably the greatest comeback in sport, is skating with all the abandon of a rookie, usually leads his section in the cross-rink sprints.And, who got the first stitches in the first intra-squad game? Lindsay, of course.&ldquo;My old winger (Gordie Howe) did it,&rdquo; Lindsay laughted, looking in the mirror at stitches &ldquo;numbers 769 and 770&rdquo; on the bridge of his nose.Lindsay is on the first shift each morning and after the workout and a quick dip in the whirlpool bath, he&rsquo;s off making his business calls.&ldquo;Ted just wants to stay in shape and I want him to work out with us,&rdquo; manager-coach Sid Abel said.Lindsay also is an inspiration to the younger players and works with them. Abel gives him full credit for Bruce MacGregor&rsquo;s development last season. &#9632;

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Norris Gives Wings Title Momentos

<div class="byline">BY HANS TANNER</div>ROCHESTER N.Y.&mdash;Joe Crozier is sticking with winners&hellip; at least he&rsquo;s sticking with as many of his winners as he can.When the Rochester Americans open defense of their American Hockey League championship this weekend, they&rsquo;ll have virtually the same lineup which swept both regular season and Calder Cup honors last season.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-011815/8171190-1-eng-US/f0009-012.jpg" title="f0009-01" width="275" height="385"><figcaption class="caption-body">Bob Perreault</figcaption></div>Gone, of course, are goaltender Jerry Cheevers (drafted by Boston) and late-season addition Billy Harris (traded to Detroit). And Jim Pappin, who triggered 11 goals in 10 playoff games, appears set with the parent Toronto Maple Leafs.At this writing, the Amerks will have only three or possibly four new faces.The entire defense of Al Arbour, Duane Rupp, Darryl Sly, Larry Hillman and Don Cherry is back. Also returning are Bronco Horvath, Dick Gamble, Gerry Ehman, Stan Smrke, Wally Boyer, Red Armstrong, Les Duff and Eddie Litzenberger.Replacing Cheevers in the goal will be either Bobby Perreault, acquired in the reverse draft last June, or Dave Kelly. Perreault, who tended the twines for Rochester way back in their first year of hockey&mdash;1956-57, was with San Francisco the past two seasons. Kelly is the youngster who won Western League rookie-of-the-year honors with Portland two sessions ago, but saw only limited action with the Buckaroos last year.The one and only Eddie Shack, determined to prove he is more than just a clown, is an addition to the Rochester forward wall.One centreman&mdash;and it appears it will be either Pete Stem-kowski or Eddie Joyal&mdash;will be forthcoming from Toronto before the opener. Stemkowski started last season here.The possible fourth newcomer is right winger Lowell MacDonald, who lost his tonsils in an operation shortly after the Leaf training camp opened. He has a chance to make it with the Leafs, and if he doesn&rsquo;t stay up, he&rsquo;ll battle Litzenberger for a right wing spot with Rochester. MacDonald and Joyal were acquired in the Leafs&rsquo; multiple player deal with Detroit.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-021246/8171183-1-eng-US/f0009-022.jpg" title="f0009-02" width="523" height="643"><figcaption class="caption-body">EDDIE SHACK&hellip; May Play Centre</figcaption></div>ICICLES&mdash;Shack, switched to center by Crozier, responded with three-goal hat tricks on successive nights in exhibition wins over Buffalo&hellip; Horvath missed most of the pre-season outings because of two broken fingers.The Amerks surprised Toronto with a 3-2 exhibition win here Oct. 4. Rochester spotted the Leafs a 2-0 lead, then finally scored the game-winner while Toronto enjoyed a man advantage. That win was the 22nd in 23 War Memorial outings for Rochester since Jan. 15 and the 27th in 29 since Dec. 20, 1964. &#9632;

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Eddie Shack Among Few New Faces In Americans’ Holdover Lineup

<div class="byline">BY JOHN TRAVERS</div>HERSHEY, PaCoach Frank Mathers is about to attempt an experiment with veteran center Chuck Hamilton.The 26-year-old Kirkland Lake, Ont. product is going to get a shot at becoming a defenseman for the Hershey Bears.If the experiment works, Mathers would not only have a good fifth backliner, but also a spot man for offense as well as a fine proven penalty killer.&ldquo;I gave him a couple of chances at it last season,&rdquo; said Mathers, during a pause in the club&rsquo;s training camp grind. He did okay. He has size (5-11, 180) and courage going for him.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-04575/8171252-1-eng-US/f0009-042.jpg" title="f0009-04" width="299" height="416"><figcaption class="caption-body">Chuck Hamilton</figcaption></div>&ldquo;The toughest thing will be for him to learn to skate well backwards and the art of turning. It comes with work and experience.&rdquo;Hamilton, in his third year with Hershey, has an excellent teacher in Mathers, the only defenseman in American League history to make the all-star team five straight years.&ldquo;You can teach a new man at the position just so much,&rdquo; said Mathers. &ldquo;The rest is instinct and hard work.&ldquo;If anyone can make the shift, I&rsquo;d say Chuck has the ability. He always gives a 100 per cent of himself and he&rsquo;s a very willing worker. He&rsquo;s strictly a team man.&rdquo;At present the Bears only have four defensemen in camp, including Ralph Keller, Howie Yanosik, Mike Mahoney and Nick Polano. The Bears parent National League team, the Boston Bruins, are expected to ship in two more blueliners once they make their player cuts. Two defensemen who played for Hershey last year and training with Boston are Barry Ashbee and Don Awrey, both considered big league timber.Center Jeannot Gilbert, former Providence Reds&rsquo; skater who was loaned to the Bears by Boston, has impressed with his hustle in the early drills. He notched 25 goals last season.With ten forwards from last year&rsquo;s club returning, Mathers, has spent considerable time juggling lines in an effort to find three solid combinations.Boston plans to ship in two more forwards, which means Mathers will have to make player cuts before the season opens here Oct. 16 with Pittsburgh providing the opposition.He plans to carry only 18 skaters, including two goalies, Claude Dufour and reserve Andre Gill.&ldquo;We&rsquo;re still working on a trade,&rdquo; said Mathers, who desires to bolster the offense.&ldquo;I think by the time the season opens we&rsquo;ll have a solid hustling team.&rdquo; &#9632;

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Mathers Plans Experiment Moves Hamilton To Defense; Gilbert Hustles In Camp

<div class="byline">By Jack Berry</div><div class="image-hero"><img title="f0010-01" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0010-011941/8171297-1-eng-US/f0010-012.jpg"></div><h2>THE TEAMS</h2>MONTREALCANADIENSDETROITRED WINGSTORONTOMAPLE. LEAFSCHICAGOBLACK HAWKSNEW YORKRANGERSBOSTONBRUINSSTRONG POINTS: Starting with Gordie Howe (for the 20th year) and a happy Andy Bathgate and put Alex Delvecchio with them for a first line, add All-Star center Norm Ullman on the second line with a happy Ab McDonald. Add All-star goalie Roger Crozier, put in the swiftness of Bruce MacGregor and Paul Henderson, sprinkle with Bill Gadsby, Doug Barkley and Gary Bergman and mix them all with the special cameraderie Sid Abel imparts. Detroit, nearly the weakest scoring team just a few years ago, won the league championship last year with a strong offense and has the potential to be the top goal-getter this season.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0010-021407/8171290-1-eng-US/f0010-022.jpg" title="f0010-02" width="275" height="397"><figcaption class="caption-body">Alex Delvecchio</figcaption></div>WEAK POINTS: While they should score a bundle of goals, the Wings could allow more too. The big loss is defenseman Marcel Pronovost, traded to Toronto to get Bathgate. Actually, the Wings need both a fourth and fifth defenseman will go with new men in those spots.NEW FACES: Just about half the team. Even though he won the title, Abel was the league&rsquo;s busiest trader, dealing primarily with Toronto and Boston. The chief new faces are Bathgate, McDonald, Billy Harris, Bob McCord and Bryan Watson. All except Watson, who played at Quebec, had poor records last season but Abel expects them to rebound in the Detroit atmos phere.OUTLOOK: A year ago the ifs were Crozier, Ron Murphy, Howe and Delvecchio and the question of punch from the second line. Crozier made it big, Murph scored 20 goals, Howe was superb again, Delvecchio had an excellent year and Ullman led the second line&hellip; and the NHL&hellip; with 42 goals. The Wings could retain the Prince of Wales Trophy with their new firepower but because of the questionable blue line, I&rsquo;ll say second place.<div class="figure-block image-bleed"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0010-03874/8171283-1-eng-US/f0010-032.jpg" title="f0010-03" width="1747" height="79"></div> &#9632;

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Detroit Red Wings…

<div class="byline">By Gil Smit</div><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0010-04594/8171335-1-eng-US/f0010-042.jpg" title="f0010-04" width="291" height="419"><figcaption class="caption-body">Ralph Backstrom</figcaption></div>STRONG POINTS: As usual, the Canadiens&rsquo; strength is down the middle with centres like Jean Beliveau, Henri Richard and Ralph Backstrom showing the way. This trio, alone, could be good for 75 goals if they avoid injuries and play up to form. Other areas of strength are the power play and the penalty killing setup. The former was pretty potent last season, and should be even more so if Jacques Laperriere starts hitting the net. About penalty-killing, Habs had the best in the league last year due mainly to Jim Roberts and Jean-Guy Talbot. They still have Roberts and Talbot.WEAK POINTS: Left wing, plus a tendency eoward second-half letdowns. The wing situation depends on several things: Gilles Tremblay&rsquo;s leg, Dick Duff&rsquo;s desire, and the capacity for work and improvement on the part of Balon and Ferguson. If Habs get big efforts from these four men, there shouldn&rsquo;t be any problem. Regarding late season letdowns, Habs had one last year and it may have cost them first place. It may again.NEW FACES: Canadiens will most likely stay with the squad that won the Stanley Cup, at least for the first part of the season. After that, some new faces could appear.OUTLOOK: In a race that&rsquo;s bound to be close for the top three spots, Canucks will likely come in second.<div class="figure-block image-bleed"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0010-05430/8171328-1-eng-US/f0010-052.jpg" title="f0010-05" width="1727" height="79"></div> &#9632;

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Montreal Canadien…

<div class="byline">By Stan Fischle</div><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0010-06326/8171373-1-eng-US/f0010-062.jpg" title="f0010-06" width="271" height="401"><figcaption class="caption-body">Doug Robinson</figcaption></div>STRONG POINTS: Youth&mdash;with all its virtues&mdash;is the Rangers&rsquo; major asset (and, as will be seen, liability) in a general sense. The other strong points are more specific. Harry Howell, Bob Nevin, Phil Goyette, and a healthy Rod Gilbert, Vic Hadfield and Don Marshall all are noble hockey players. Then, there are the &ldquo;ifs&rdquo; which could turn out to be assets; such as Jim Neilson, Jean Ratelie, Doug Robinson, Rod Seiling, Arnie Brown and the new goal-tenders. Club should improve in checking with its increase in size. Another big &ldquo;if&rdquo; which could mean a difference in the standings by one position up or down is total spirit. It appears &ldquo;plus&rdquo; at the moment and could be the Rangers most significant singular weapon.WEAK POINTS: Effect of the retirement of goalie Jacques Plante is incalculable at the moment except for the known experience lost. His replacements lack the prestige and the championship repertoire of Plante. Rod Gilbert&rsquo;s bad back will be a sword of Damocles hanging over the club all season. Without a big gun of the Hull-Howe-Mahovlich genre, the Blues are hurting up front. They also must face a full season without Camille Henry&rsquo;s marksmanship. The club as a whole can check well but isn&rsquo;t a hitting club unless some of the more pacifist-minded mem bers change their philosophy. Overall, Rangers are short on established stars, and may be hurt by youthful inexperience at some positions.NEW FACES: This is Rangers&rsquo; forte. They have a colorful scrappy right wing in John McKenzie and an interesting goaltender in Ed Giacomin, if he makes the club. Gary Peters, a robust center, qualifies as a solid Calder Trophy candidate. Ted Taylor&rsquo;s sizes gives him a good shot at a left wing berth. Mike McMahon may make it on defense. If he hits, he could work up to a regular slot. If Giacomin fails, there&rsquo;s vet Don Simmons and semi-vet Cesar Maniago ready for goaltending.OUTLOOK: In a year of rebuilding the Ranger machine, club&rsquo;s theme is youth and patience. Blues should have a surplus of hustle--and mistakes. A playoff berth depends on which counter-balances which. Without a couple of truly big scorers and with big questions on defense and in goal the Rangers appear capable of no higher than fifth. But if the auestion marks turn in their favor, fourth is a possibility.<div class="figure-block image-bleed"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0010-07233/8171366-1-eng-US/f0010-072.jpg" title="f0010-07" width="1737" height="79"></div> &#9632;

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New York Ranger…

<div class="byline">By Bob Harris</div>Strong Points: Any team with Bobby Hull and Stan Mikita Doug Mohns and Ken Whrram should play better this season as a unit meaning the Hawks&rsquo; new Scooter Line&rsquo; could have much zing as the old one. Glenn Hall is still a solid man in goal and the Hawks defense with Pierre Pilote and promising young Doug Jarrett will probably rate among the top three in the NHL this season. Hawks feel they weren&rsquo;t that far away last year and expect Hull to surpass his 1964-65 performance and Mikita to have another big year to boost club&rsquo;s offense.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0010-08177/8171411-1-eng-US/f0010-082.jpg" title="f0010-08" width="255" height="379"><figcaption class="caption-body">Glenn Hall</figcaption></div>Weak Points: Hawaks sadly lacked offensive depth last season. GM Tommy Ivan admitted Outside of Hull (39 goals), Mikita (28), Wharram (24) and Esposito (23), the rest of the Hawks didn&rsquo;t score enough. If they had the team may have gone all the way. Defense is getting older and it will be up to younger men like Jarrett and Matt Ravlich to carry their weight to keep team strong. Hawks could stand improvement at one left wing and on right wing spot.NEW FACES: There won&rsquo;t be many newcomers with Hawks. Ken Hodge, the junior scoring whiz from St. Catharines, given a good chance to win a regular berth at right wing. Pat Staple ton, the man the Hawks grabbed from the Leafs in the draft, could make it as a forward. Normally he&rsquo;s a defenseman but he has proved highly effective on the attack as shown with Portland last year.OUTLOOK: The Hawks are surrounded by bunch ifs. But Ivan thinks that if the older guys play up to their ability and if the kids show progress like they did last year and if Golden Boy Bobby Hull rolls in his 50-goal year form, Chicago will be close to the top. How close, Tommy wouldn&rsquo;t say, but look for the Hawks to finish third again.<div class="figure-block image-bleed"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0010-09133/8171404-1-eng-US/f0010-092.jpg" title="f0010-09" width="1771" height="88"></div> &#9632;

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Chicago Black Hawks…

<div class="byline">By Bob Gates</div>STRONG POINTS: New attitude, new spirit, new confidence, and a new general manager, Hap Emms, who insists he won&rsquo;t tolerate less than 10 percent from any player. &ldquo;For the first time in a great number of years,&rdquo; says Coach Milt Schmidt, &ldquo;we have some depth.&rdquo; Trades and the expenditure of a record $120,000 in the summer draft could spring the hustling Bruins from a five-year stay in the league cellar. Look for veterans Ron Stewart (from Toronto) and Al Langlois (from Detroit) to strengthen right wing and defense.WEAK POINTS: Questionable situation at center. Murray Oliver is Grade A; slim Tom Williams showed late last year he could do the job. But apart from these two? Young Ron Schock, injured much of last season, will have to come around.OUTLOOK: (a) If hustle and spirit can w. hockey games, as Emms insists, (b) if club can pick up where it left off late last season, (c) if it can get away to a better start than 1964-65 &mdash; one tie to show for first nine starts, (d) if it can avoid another rash of crippling injuries &mdash; eight last season, and (e) if those aren&rsquo;t too many &ldquo;ifs&rdquo;, perhaps the Bruins can emerge from their five-year hibernation in last place. A playoff spot ? ? ? First things first, friend.NEW FACES: You need a program to keep track. Eleven of 30 in camp were new to the club, good chances of sticking.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0010-10111/8171449-1-eng-US/f0010-102.jpg" title="f0010-10" width="307" height="447"><figcaption class="caption-body">Al Langlois</figcaption></div><div class="figure-block image-bleed"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0010-1189/8171442-1-eng-US/f0010-112.jpg" title="f0010-11" width="1777" height="101"></div> &#9632;

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Boston Bruins…

<div class="byline">By Jim Proudfoot</div>STRONG POINTS: Loaded seems to be the word this year for Leafs, who have so many good players coach Punch Imlach doesn&rsquo;t know whom to keep, whom to cut. They bolstered a strong defense by acquiring Marvel Pronovost in an off-season trade, stacking their rearguards so high they can think of playing Tim Horton at right wing. Obtaining tough Orland Kurtenbach, promising Ed Joyal and talented Mike Walton gives them a surplus at centre, so Bob Pulford may switch to left wing. Strong at centre with Dave Keon, Pete Stemkowski, possibly Red Kelly, plus Pulford, Joyal and Walton they need only bolster the flanks, which were weak last season. Despite this, they gave up on Ron Stewart, dealing him, and admitted Andy Bathgate and Don McKenney didn&rsquo;t fit, letting them go too. And Eddie Shack was ticketed for Rochester, as a gate attraction. Still, the prospects are big. Frank Mahovlich is due for a fine season. Larry Jeffrey and Lowell Macdonald, picked up in the Bathgate deal, should help. Jim Pappin is ready for the NHL. So is young Brit Selby. Ron Ellis should improve on his fine rookie year.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0010-1268/8171487-1-eng-US/f0010-122.jpg" title="f0010-12" width="265" height="406"></div>In short, Leafs are powerful where it counts - - in goal, where Johnny Bower and Terry Sawchuk collaborated to win the Venzina Trophy last year, on defense and at centre. If that&rsquo;s what it takes to be a contending team, Leafs certainly do qualify.WEAK POINTS: Again, Leafs are vulnerable because of their age in key positions. Bower is 41 and Sawchuk 35 so their goalkeeping could break down. On defense, Stanley is 39, Pronovost and Horton 35, Kelly is 38, captain George Armstrong 35. Replacements are available except in goal and that is where Leafs might encounter a problem. No where else, though.NEW FACES: Last season&rsquo;s collapse to fourth spot, followed by a speedy exit in the Cup semi-finals, meant a mild personnel shuffle. Veteran Pronovost is the newcomer on defence. Joyal, Kurtenbach and the immensely promising Walton are new at centre. On the wings, watch for Pappin and for Selby, who got two goals in a 3-game tryout last winter. Also new are Jeffrey, MacDonald, old time Andy Hebenton and possibly Nick Harbaruk.OUTLOOK: Excellent. This is a packed team, with depth. Last year&rsquo;s serene confidence has been replaced by anxiety and hunger, which should spell the difference between finishing a sad fourth and challenging for first.<div class="figure-block image-bleed"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0010-1347/8171480-1-eng-US/f0010-132.jpg" title="f0010-13" width="1782" height="105"></div> &#9632;

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Toronto Maple Leafs…

<div class="image-hero"><img title="f0011-01" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-011722/8171518-1-eng-US/f0011-012.jpg"></div> &#9632;

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NHL’s 1965-66 Schedule

<div class="byline">BY JOE GORDON</div><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-011891/8171549-1-eng-US/f0012-012.jpg" title="f0012-01" width="295" height="409"><figcaption class="caption-body">George Gardner</figcaption></div>PITTSBURGH, PA.Last Spring when Hornet General Manager Baz Bastien said he intended to make plenty of changes before the new season rolled around he wasn&rsquo;t kidding as evidenced by the new faces expected to wear the Hornet livery this season. It was shortly after Buffalo eliminated the Hornets in the first round of the Calder Cup playoffs that a disgusted Bastien stated, &ldquo;It is obvious that we must make many changes before the start of next season.&rdquo;As it stands now the Hornets will carry just six of the same players who finished the campaign in Pittsburgh last Spring. Even the popular Vic Stasiuk has been replaced as the coach in the shuffle which effected the entire Detroit organization. The veteran National Leaguer switched jobs with Eddie Bush, who held the top job at Memphis last season. It is not expected that Stasiuk will play at Memphis as he did the past three campaigns in Pittsburgh.Forwards expected to return are Murray Hall, Claude LaForge, Ted Hampson and Duke Harris. It is not just a coincidence that these four were the leading scorers for the Wasps last season. All managed to tally at least 50 points with Hall topping the goalgetters with 29 scores and Hampson leading in assists with 39. In his rookie season. Harris finished strong and wound up with 19 goals and 31 assists.Irv Spencer and Pete Goegan are the other definite returnees. Spencer skated most of last season on a wing, filling in occasionally for short periods on defense when injuries depleted the Hornets&rsquo; rear guard. Bush feels that Spencer will be more valuable to the club taking a regular turn on defense. His ability to carry the puck and rush will also bolster the back line. This was a department in which the Wasps were particularly weak during the 1964-65 season.Bastien has always been high on Goegan and spares none of the superlatives in praising the rugged blue-liner who will be embarking upon his tenth pro season. &ldquo;Pete was great last year and was the most under-rated defenseman in the American League,&rdquo; declared Bastien. &ldquo;I wish I had three more like him,&rdquo; added the Pittsburgh GM.Most notable of the missing from the &rsquo;64-65 cast will be veteran goaltender Hank Bassen. Plagued by a string of annoying injuries last season, Bassen is expected to be the backup goalie for Roger Crozier at Detroit.&rsquo;Rookie George Gardner will take Bassen&rsquo;s spot in the Pittsburgh nets. The 23-year-old Gardner played for Bush last season at Memphis in the Central League. Gardner has been very impressive in the Hornets&rsquo; early drills and both Bush and Bastien feel that he will fill the bill. &ldquo;I saw this boy all last season, and he could develop into a great goalie. He has everything it takes,&rdquo; Bush said of Gardner.Bastien was uncertain as to what players would make up the balance of his roster. He is confident that he will get a fine squad out of the combined pre-season camp in Detroit that has the Red Wings, Hornets and Memphis training together at the Olympia. &#9632;

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Hornets To Have Definite ‘New Look’

<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-021489/8171580-1-eng-US/f0012-022.jpg" title="f0012-02" width="535" height="759"><figcaption class="caption-body">IVAN IRWIN&hellip; Relieves Flaman</figcaption></div>PROVIDENCE, R.I.Ivan Irwin, one of the most popular players ever to perform with the Rhode Island Reds, has been appointed coach of the American Hockey League club, it was announced by Ferny Flaman, the Reds&rsquo; general manager.Irwin, a prominent member on two championship Reds&rsquo; teams back in the mid-50&rsquo;s, completed negotiations with Flaman and owner Lou Pieri to coach the Roosters this season.The hiring of the 38-year-old Irwin ended weeks of speculation about who would relieve Flaman of the burdensome coaching chores of the dual managercoaching job he has held the past two years.It was reported this summer that both Flaman and Pieri were anxious to find a capable coaching replacement in order to permit Flaman the necessary time needed to devote to the important management aspects of scouting and player development.Irwin, who was a rough, colorful defenseman for 11 seasons in pro hockey before he retired after the 1959-60 campaign with Buffalo, was elated at becoming the Reds&rsquo; coach.&ldquo;I&rsquo;ve always wanted to coach in pro hockey and I&rsquo;m looking forward to it as a great challenge,&rdquo; Irwin said. &ldquo;It&rsquo;s a big thrill to be returning to Providence, especially as the Reds&rsquo; coach. It&rsquo;s been my favorite city ever since I played here!&rdquo;Both Pieri and Flaman were well pleased with their successful move to secure Irwin.&ldquo;Ivan was picked from a long list of coaching candidates,&rdquo; Flaman said, &ldquo;and he&rsquo;s the man we wanted most for the job.&rdquo;During his tenure in the AHL, Irwin was selected to three All-Star teams, two of them while he played for the Reds. He was chosen to the Second Team in 1956-57, and to the First Team in 1957-58 and 1958-59.Pieri, seeking to give the Reds a stronger organizational operation, said the addition of Irwin will serve a twofold benefit for the team.&ldquo;First,&rdquo; Pieri explained, &ldquo;Irwin&rsquo;s presence as coach will give Ferny Flaman the needed time to keep a more intimate contact with all the pro players and young prospects in hockey.&ldquo;Secondly, Ivan should prove to be a tremendous coach for us. The players respect him greatly, and I know he has tremendous leadership capabilities. He displayed this as a player with the Reds. &#9632;

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Ivan Irwin Providence Puck Coach

<div class="image-hero"><img title="f0012-03" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-03966/8171611-1-eng-US/f0012-032.jpg"></div>EASTERN DIVISIONQuebec AcesHershey BearsBaltimore ClippersSpringfield IndiansProvidence RedsWESTERN DIVISIONRochester AmericansBuffalo BisonsPittsburgh HornetsCleveland Barons &#9632;

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American Hockey League’s

MONTREAL. Que.&mdash;Lucien Desrochers, a 25-year-old Montrealer, has been named the new publicity director of the NHL Canadiens.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-011727/8171642-1-eng-US/f0013-012.jpg" title="f0013-01" width="275" height="423"><figcaption class="caption-body">Lucien Desrochers</figcaption></div>Desrochers has been Lucien Desrochers appointed supervisor of publicity and public relations for the hockey club. He succeeds Albert Trottier.Desrochers spent three years in the advertising department of Dow Brewery and later served with MacLaren Advertising Co., where he was employed in the production of radio and TV commercials. In 1964 he won an award for his commercial television work.Desrochers joined the Canadiens in January of this year when he became an assistant in the sales and promotion department of the Canadian Arena Co. His appointment as press chief was announced last month. &#9632;

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Canucks Name Publicity Man

<div class="byline">BY GIL SMITH</div>MONTREAL, Que.When is an exhibition not an exhibition? Perhaps it&rsquo;ll be when last spring&rsquo;s Stanley Cup finalists meet in a pre-season duel this fall.The Montreal Canadiens and Chicago Black Hawks, who closed out the hockey action last May, will play back-to-back games this week in what could be a postscript to their Stanley Cup warfare. The teams who played the famed &ldquo;homer series&rdquo; for the Cup, in which neither could win on the other&rsquo;s ice, tangle in Chicago on Friday, October 15th, and meet again the following night in Montreal. Both will be trying to shake off the &ldquo;homer&rdquo; tag, with which they were promptly labelled, following their sevengame series last spring. The result could be some spirited tussling, under the guise of an exhibition.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-021211/8171673-1-eng-US/f0013-022.jpg" title="f0013-02" width="261" height="433"><figcaption class="caption-body">Jean Beliveau</figcaption></div>Canadiens also meet Detroit Red Wings, who finished first last year, and N. Y. Rangers in other pre-season tests. It marks the first time, at least in Canadiens&rsquo; modern history, that they have met NHL opponents during an exhibition run.Commenting on the new policy, team captain Jean Beliveau says: &ldquo;I think playing exhibitions against NHL teams is going to help us. We we look at teams in other sports, we see that they play exhibitions against the best competition. And, other NHL clubs have done it in the past. I would say, too, that our team is going to be &lsquo;up&rsquo; for these games against other NHL clubs. After all, we don&rsquo;t want them to beat us, because if that happens it will give them confidence for the rest of the season.&rdquo;However, while their games against NHL rivals are an interesting departure from the norm, they represent only a fraction of Canucks&rsquo; exhibition schedule. They play a total of 14 exhibitions, ten of which are against minor league opponents. These include Cleveland Barons, Quebec Aces, Pittsburgh Hornets and the newly-formed Houston Apollos. According to some of the players on Canadiens, games against the minor-leaguers can provide some of the sharpest tussling of all. Says Ralph Backstrom: &ldquo;The minor league teams go all out against us in these exhibitions. They want to be able to say that they beat the Canadiens. They really hustle.&rdquo; &#9632;

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NHL Rivals To Give Habs Early Test

MONTREAL, Que.The National Hockey League has announced it will honor Frank J. Selke Sr., for his lifetime of work to the sport.Now retired as managing director of the Montreal Canadiens, Selke will again step into the limelight the night of Monday, Oct. 18 when the NHL tends him a testimonial dinner at a midtown Montreal hotel.The league held a similar dinner three years ago. At that time, the guest of honor was Jack Adams, long-time generalmanager of the Detroit Red Wings, who went on from there to the presidency of the Central Professional Hockey League.Selke compiled a matchless record during his 18 years of managerial duty with Canadiens. He came to Montreal in 1946, succeeding Tommy Gorman, and by the time he retired in Jne of last year, his teams had won the league championship eight times, and the Stanley Cup six times.<h2>Exhibition Scoreboard</h2>Sat., Sept. 25Toronto 5, Rochester (AHL) 1Thurs. Sept. 30Toronto 8, New York 1Fri., Oct. 2Boston 4, Oklahoma City (CPHL) 2Sat., Oct. 2Montreal 4, Cleveland (AHL) 2Toronto 4, New YorkOklahoma City (CPHL) 4, Boston 1Sun., Oct. 3Montreal 7, Quebec (AHL) 1Chicago 4, DetroitNew York 7, Houston (CPHL) 2Toronto 3, Buffalo (AHL) 2Mon. Oct. 4Montreal 5, Quebec (AHL) 1Rochester (AHL) 3, Toronto 2Tues., Oct. 5Montreal 3, Houston (CPHL) 2New York 5, Boston 2Detroit 3, Chicago 3Wed., Oct. 6Montreal 6, Houston 3New York 5, Toronto 4Thurs., Oct. 7Toronto 6, ChicagoMontreal 6, Houston (CPHL) 3STANDINGS<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-03885/8171704-1-eng-US/f0013-032.jpg" title="f0013-03" width="619" height="1128"></div> &#9632;

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NHL To Honor Frank Selke With Testimonial Dinner

<div class="byline">BY BILL LIBBY</div>Los ANGELES. Calif&mdash;As the 1965-66 Western Hockey League season drew near its opener, prior to the usual last-minute comings and goings of players, Victoria had suffered the fewest losses from last season, Seattle the most, which perhaps explains fully why the Maple Leafs were expected to be the most improved and the Totems the most weakened in most surveys of opinion.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-011873/8171749-1-eng-US/f0014-012.jpg" title="f0014-01" width="249" height="391"><figcaption class="caption-body">Len Ronson</figcaption></div>Here is the way the teams shaped up in their pre-season camp sessions, with the more important player changes from last season listed:<h2>PORTLAND</h2>LEADERS&mdash;Generai-mana-ger and coach Hal Laycoe returns.PLAYERS GONE&mdash;Forward Andy Hebenton, defenseman Pat Stapleton.NEW PLAYERS&mdash;Forward Len Ronson and Chuck Holmes.RETURNING&mdash;Forwards Art Jones, Gerry Goyer, Tom Mc-Vie, Cliff and Arnie Schmautz, Dick Van Impe, Bill Saunders; defensemen Doug Messier, Con Madigan, Jim Hay, Bob Hertel, Mike Donaldson; goalie&mdash;Don Head; UNCERTAIN&mdash;Jack Blonda, Larry Leach, Dave Kelly.<h2>SEATTLE</h2>LEADERS&mdash;General manager Keith Allen, Bobby Kromm takes over for Allen as coach.PLAYERS GONE&mdash;Forwards Bob Barlow, Chuck Holmes, Gerry Brisson and Jean Marie Cosette; defensemen Larry Zeidel, and goalie Bob Gray.NEW PLAYERS&mdash;Forward Doug Senior and defenseman Adam Keller.RETURNING&mdash;Forwards Guyle Fielder, Bill MacFarland, Bill Dineen, Gerry Leonard, Gerry Brisson, Ray Kinasewich, Jim Powers; defensemen Gordon Sinclair, Mo Mantha, Larry Hale, Don Ward, and goalie Jimmy McLeod.UNCERTAIN&mdash;Bob Sabourin.<h2>VANCOUVER</h2>LEADERS&mdash;General manager Max McNab. Burt Olmstead takes over for McNab as coach.PLAYERS GONE&mdash;Forward Bev Bell and defenseman Bill Burega.NEW PLAYERS&mdash;Forwards Ron Boehm, Brian Hextal Jr. and Ray Brunel; defenseman Wayne Muloin.RETURNING&mdash;Forwards Phil Maloney, Billy McNeill, Bob Kabel, Dave Duke, Bruce Carmichael, Howie Hughes, Buddy Boone, Jimmy Baird, Bob McCusker; defenseman Les Hunt, Dune McCallum, Larry Cahan,Trent Beatty; Goalie&mdash;Gilles Villemure.?UNCERTAIN&mdash;Ron Matthews, Larry Popein.<h2>VICTORIA</h2>LEADERS&mdash;General Manager Buck Houle. Frank Mario takes over for Rudy Pilous as coach.PLAYERS GONE&mdash;Forwards Danny Belisle and Bill Shvetz.NEW PLAYERS&mdash;Forward Bob Barlow, defenseman Autrey Erickson.RETURNING&mdash;Forwards&mdash;Milan Marcetta, John Sleaver, Gordy Redahl, Lou Jankowski, Larry Keenan, Rollie Wilcox, Steve Witiuk; defensemen Fred and Alex Hucul, Claude Labrosse and Bob Taylor; goalie&mdash;Alf Millar.<h2>SAN FRANCSICO</h2>LEADERS&mdash;General manager and coach Bud Poile returns.PLAYERS GONE&mdash;Forward Ed Panagabko, defenseman Paul Jackson, goalie Bob Perreault.NEW PLAYERS&mdash;Forward Forbes Kennedy, defensemen Larry McNabb, John Gravel and Lloyd Haddon and goalies Jack McCartan and John Henderson.RETURNING&mdash;Forwards Al Nicholson, Ray Cyr, Larry Lund, Del Topoll, Charley Burns, George Swarbrick, Wayne Connelly; Defensemen&mdash;Gerry Od-rowski, Tom Thurlby, Jean Marc Picard.UNCERTAIN&mdash;Dallas Smith, Len Haley, Nick Mickowski and Gary Dornhoefer.<h2>LOS ANGELES</h2>LEADERS&mdash;General manager and coach Lynn Patrick replaces Alf Pike.PLAYERS GONE&mdash;Forwards Gordon Haworth, defenseman Jack Evans and Lloyd Haddon, goalie Jack McCartan.NEW PLAYERS&mdash;Forwards Cliff Pennington and Duke Edmundson; defenseman Bob Wilson.RETURNING&mdash;Forwards&mdash;Willie O&rsquo;Ree, Leo Labine, Norm Johnson, Warren Hynes, Gordie Vejprava, Harold White, Brian Smith, Marc Boileau, Merv Kuryluk; Defenseman&mdash;Howie Young, Harley Hodgson, Jack Hendrickson, Camille Bedard; goalie&mdash;Jack Norris.UNCERTAIN&mdash;Jerry Toppaz-zini.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-021419/8171742-1-eng-US/f0014-022.jpg" title="f0014-02" width="493" height="557"><figcaption class="caption-body">FORBES KENNEDY&hellip; New &rsquo;Frisco Hope</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-03983/8171735-1-eng-US/f0014-032.jpg" title="f0014-03" width="491" height="561"><figcaption class="caption-body">ADAM KELLER&hellip; On Seattle Defense</figcaption></div><h2>New Coaches For 1965-1966</h2>NATIONAL LEAGUENoneAMERICAN LEAGUEPittsburgh&mdash;Eddie Bush replaced Vic Stasiuk.Providence&mdash;Ivan Irwin replaced Fern Flaman.Springfield&mdash;Al Murray replaced Pat Egan.WESTERN LEAGUEVancouver&mdash;Bert Olmsted replaced Max McNab.Seattle&mdash;Bobby Kromm replaced Keith Allan.Los Angeles&mdash;Lynn Patrick replaced Alf PikeVictoria&mdash;Frank Mario replaced Rudy Pilous.CENTRAL LEAGUEMemphis&mdash;Vic Stasiuk replaced Eddie Bush.EASTERN LEAGUEClinton&mdash;Pat Kelly replaced Benny Woit.Jersey&mdash;Benny Woit replaced Pat Kelly.Knoxville&mdash;Doug Bentley replace Don Labelle.Jacksonville&mdash;Pat Egan replaced Jerry Walker.ONTARIO JUNIOR LEAGUEOshawa&mdash;Bep Juidolin replaced Jim Cherry.Hamilton&mdash;Rudy Pilous replaced Danny Lewicki.Kitche).er&mdash;Wally Kullman replaced Butch Martin.Toronto&mdash;Gus Bodnar replaced Jim GregoryLondon&mdash;Jack McIntyre named coach if new entry.<h2>How They&rsquo;ll Finish In WHL</h2>In an informal, early-bird pre-season poll of Western Hockey League writers, the clubs were rated as follows for the 1965-66 season:1. Victoria Maple Leafs2. Portland Buckaroos3. San Francisco Seals4. Vancouver Canucks5. Seattle Totems6. Los Angeles Blades. &#9632;

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Victoria Rated Strongest, Seattle Seen Weakest

<div class="byline">&#x2014;By Bill Libby</div><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-011706/8171825-1-eng-US/f0015-012.jpg" title="f0015-01" width="259" height="420"><figcaption class="caption-body">Lynn Patrick</figcaption></div><h2>L.A. No Demotion-Patrick</h2>LYNN PATRICK, who has replaced Alfie Pike and takes over as the fourth coach the Los Angeles Blades have had in the five seasons since they rejoined the Western Hockey League, is refreshing in that he does not wear rose-colored glasses in eyeing himself or the team he inherits. Lynn was a successful coach, never missing the playoffs in two years at New York and four years at Boston, but he failed in 11 years as general manager in Boston, where the team has been last five years in a row now. The Blades, meanwhile, missed the playoffs for the second time in their four-year WHL history and finished dead last last season.&ldquo;After last season, I was kicked upstairs to a vice-presidency, but it was a demotion, not a promotion,&rdquo; Lynn points out. &ldquo;I don&rsquo;t consider it a demotion coming to L.A. It&rsquo;s a big-league city and will soon have a big-league team. Confidentially, several top NHL men told me they wished they were coming in my place. Name one? Punch Imlach of Toronto was one. I jumped at the chance to grow with the sport here. I feel like a rookie again. I was always successful as a coach and I&rsquo;m tickled to be back in coaching. As my own general manager, I&rsquo;ll have only myself to blame if I fail. I don&rsquo;t expect to fail. One thing I can promise you, the Blades will make the playoffs.&rdquo;This may be a promise he&rsquo;ll live to regret. The Blades do not now have a good team, though they may have the nucleus of one and could surprise a lot of people out west this season. If newly-acquired Jerry Toppazzini has ended his holdout, he and Cliff Pennington could bolster Leo Labine, Willie O&rsquo;Ree and Norm Johnson up front. Defense is a question mark, though Patrick is hopeful young Jack Norris will come through, he points out he has had many offers for improved young Harley Hodgson and is sure he can handle Howie Young, who takes some kind of handling. Patrick insists he has full authority to assemble and run the club on the ice, which Pike did not have and which handicapped Alfie greatly. &ldquo;If I didn&rsquo;t have promise of such authority, I would have been foolish to take the job, wouldn&rsquo;t I?&rdquo; he asks.He would.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-021218/8171818-1-eng-US/f0015-022.jpg" title="f0015-02" width="293" height="413"><figcaption class="caption-body">Jack Norris</figcaption></div><h2>Pike In Construction Business</h2>YOUTHFUL IN APPEARANCE AND manner at 53, Patrick is clearly dropping down in class in an effort to push a winner across the finish line and admits, &ldquo;I saw the team only a few times last year, but I wasn&rsquo;t happy with what I saw. We need more good players and we need more determined play out of the players we have.&rdquo;Lynn, wife Bernice and three of their five children, Karen, 17; Glen, 15, and Joseph, 8, have moved into an eight-room house near the Pacific Ocean in plush Palos Verdes. Lester, 25, is married and works in insurance back east, while Craig, 19, who played amateur for Montreal last season, hopes to be in Denver University by this time.&ldquo;We lived 15 years in New York and 16 years in Boston, so we haven&rsquo;t been kicked around as some people in sports have been,&rdquo; Lynn pointed out. &ldquo;We really love it in L.A., the smog, freeways and all. It&rsquo;s beautiful here and I&rsquo;m looking forward to a warm winter. If it&rsquo;s not conducive to hockey, it is conducive to a good life.&rdquo;Meanwhile, Pike has retired from hockey and gone into the construction business in Southern California&hellip; L. A.&rsquo;s Jack Geyer has changed titles from General Manager to Executive Director&hellip; Jack Kent Cooke, formerly of Toronto, now of Beverly Hills in L. A., who is a rival bidder to the Blades&rsquo; co-owners James Pigott and Dave Reeves for the NHL franchise, insists his unbelievable $5,175,000 purchase of the L. A. Lakers of the National Basketball Association, strengthens, rather than harms his chances of getting the big league hockey rights. Also part-owner of the Washington Redskins of the National Football League, Cooke estimated he had $8,000,000 invested in sports teams and said, &ldquo;I&rsquo;d like to get an athletic contest involving teams I own 365 days or nights a year. It&rsquo;s a personal indulgence.&rdquo; Vancouver&rsquo;s ex-Blade Bill Burega and Blade Gordon Haworth have both retired&hellip;<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-03853/8171811-1-eng-US/f0015-032.jpg" title="f0015-03" width="274" height="407"><figcaption class="caption-body">Bryan Hextall</figcaption></div><h2>Young Off To Flying Start</h2>WILD-MAN YOUNG REPORTED in good shape and got off to an exceptional start in the Blades&rsquo; camp at Saskatoon&hellip; Bryan Hextail Jr., son of the former big-leaguer, was the goalscoring sensation of the early drills in Vancouver&hellip; Long John Henderson, ex-Boston Bruin, was making a surprising bid to wrest the goaltending chore from Jack McCartan, L.A. goalie last year, in the San Francisco pre-season work at Edmonton&hellip; Seal coach Bud Poile was particularly concerned about left-wing, gave defenseman Jean Marc Picard, then Tom Thurlby a crack at the spot. His injured leg back in shape, Seal ace Charley Burns was given a contract estimated at close to $10,000, which may be the league&rsquo;s best, according to Poile, and is rated a future coaching probability.Poile was ready to trade wing Len Haley, who is always a problem in the pre-season period. Bud picked up ex-Blade defenseman Lloyd Haddon. The Seals are seeking $5,000,000 from a reportedly &ldquo;sympathetic&rdquo; Gov. Pat Brown to increase seating capacity from 11,000 to 13,500, enlarge the playing surface, add parking and ticket-booth areas and in general improve the California State-owned Cow Palace. They will settle for half to begin with&hellip; Only three &ldquo;live&rdquo; and two &ldquo;taped&rdquo; Seal games will be shown on TV this season. Fifty games will be carried on KCBS Radio&hellip; The coaches&rsquo; didn&rsquo;t like it so the one-season experiment with one set of alternating officials for all pro leagues is out and the WHL will have its own private set this year, including Lloyd Gilmour and Willie Papp. &#9632;

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Western Ad Lib

VANCOUVER, B.C.Western Hockey League teams have reached an agreement among themselves to insure present WHL owners protection in the event one of their clubs steps up into the proposed expansion program of the National Hockey League.Vancouver general manager Max McNab revealed the pact.He said it was agreed that clubs wishing to switch to a planned expanded NHL could do so. If all present franchise holders were not satisfied with the NHL arrangements, the WHL could revert to its previous decision to become a major league of its own in competition with the NHL.&ldquo;Our own thinking,&rdquo; said McNab &ldquo;was that the fans in this area were more interested in expansion than they would be in the WHL being elevated to major league status.&rdquo;He said that directors of the Los Angeles and San Francisco clubs&mdash;prominently mentioned along with Vancouver as likely members of the NHL&rsquo;s proposed new six-team division&mdash;also felt the same way.Bids by WHL clubs for NHL entry must be in the hands of NHL governors before Oct. 1. Vancouver&rsquo;s bid will be delivered by that time, McNab said on behalf of club owner Fred Hume.In return for the league&rsquo;s backing, the new NHL entries from the west promised to back farm teams in the WHL, McNab said.The WHL&rsquo;s threat to form a major league of its own, possibly in concert with some American Hockey League cities, was one of its aces in its dispute with the NHL regarding territorial rights, indemnities and in its insistence that the current operators be protected.The indemnity thing has been straightened out,&rdquo; McNab said, but declined to elaborate. He did say that the figure the league had in mind was similar to one suggested last winter by Toronto&rsquo;s Stafford Smythe&mdash;that each of the remaining WHL clubs would receive about $450,000 each to compensate for loss of their three sister cities. &#9632;

WHL Teams Join In Agreement As ‘Insurance’ For Expansion

VANCOUVER, B. C.,A syndicate of businessmen have offered to purchase the Vancouver franchise in the Western Hockey League as the first step toward securing a National Hockey League team.The syndicate&rsquo;s leader, Oilman Frank McMahon, offered Canucks&rsquo; owner Fred Hume $350,000 for the club and deposited a $10,000 &ldquo;good faith&rdquo; cheque.Hume purchased the club three years ago from the Pacific National Exhibition for $170,00, He is said to have lost $150,000 operating the club since then.The NHL plans to expand to 12 teams by 1967 and NHL officials have said they want Vancouver to be a part of an expanded league if the city can meet the requirement of a 14,000-plus&mdash;seat arena.Capt. Harry Terry, president of the Pacific National Exhibition, is negotiating plans for a 16,000-seat arena to replace the 5,000-seat, PNE-owned Forum, now the home of the Canucks.Other members of the syndicate&rsquo;s steering committee are; Publisher Max Bell; forest products executive L. L. G. Bentley; insurance executive John Davidson; financier Clayton Delbridge; industrial list Forrest Rogers; department store owner C. N. Woodward; and publisher Stuart Keate.<h2>All-Time Goal Leaders</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-04627/8171880-1-eng-US/f0015-042.jpg" title="f0015-04" width="569" height="1073"></div> &#9632;

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Syndicate Eyes NHL Berth, Makes Offer For Vancouver

<div class="byline">BY HARVEY POLLACK</div><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0016-011669/8171911-1-eng-US/f0016-012.jpg" title="f0016-01" width="305" height="427"><figcaption class="caption-body">Dave Lucas</figcaption></div>JOHNSTOWN, Pa.The Johnstown Jets, are renowned for the great influx of young talent they bring into the Eastern Hockey League, evidently are planning to continue the same strategy for the coming campaign.General manager John Daley has lined up a host of rookies to report to the club&rsquo;s camp in Niagara Falls, Ont.Daley will bring in men for all positions with the possible exception of the goalie slot. In this way, pilot Dave Lucas will have quite a bit of material to utilize in the drills and exhibition games in an effort to determine the strongest roster for the season which opens on Oct. 20 with Knoxville.Steve Brklacich, a former Jets&rsquo; coach but now a New Ybrk Rangers&rsquo; scout, recommended one of the newcomers. He is Neil Armstrong, a 21-year-old defenseman from Oshawa, Ont. The youth played the last two seasons with the Winnipeg Rangers where he was said to be a outstanding skater and checker. He&rsquo;s 5-11 and scales 170.Lucas himself spotted Johnny Nicol, a 21-year-old center candidate from Bobcogeon, Ont. This 175-pounder played junior hockey in Lindsay where Lucas was delighted with his skating and puck handling.Another trio w&rsquo;ill be Jerry Hannigan, who can operate at either of the wing billets. Jerry originally was signed by Johnstown a year ago, but had to forego a chance to make the club because he was attending a trade school. This year the coast is clear, and the 190-pounder is eager to reach the EHL. He played junior hockey in Waterloo where he was a onetime mate of former Jets&rsquo; rear-guarder, Larry Johnston.Other sure newcomers are Jean Paul Goulet, a 21-year-old center from Kapuskasing; Bruce Donig, 21, a center from Little Long Rapids, Ont., defenseman Jack Kline, 20, of Halifax, and Rich Bradford, young back liner from Thorndale, Ont.NEW HAVEN: The Blades have purchased all new equipment including uniforms and other items. They will keep their traditional red, white and blue suits with their shirts patterned after the New York Rangers sweaters. Coach Jackie Leclair is hopeful that he&rsquo;ll have an improved club to go along with the sharplooking attire.CHARLOTTE: Reports here say that John Lumley, who played with Nashville the last two seasons, has contacted pilot Fred Creighton regarding the possibility of playing with the Checkers this year. The Checkers are delighted with their home log which shows 22 home weekend dates. Prexy Al Manch said, &ldquo;In the past we played too many home games during the week and our attendance thus suffered.&rdquo; Two new defensemen will report to the club&rsquo;s camp at Fort Erie, Ont. They are Jim Lane, and Mike Fischer, two burly 20-year-olds who played in Manitoba&rsquo;s junior leagues last season. There are some 600 stockholders in the club now.LONG ISLAND: The club&rsquo;s four-game exhibition log includes games with the Baltimore Clippers on Oct. 15 and the New York Rangers on Oct. 19. There also will be a home and home series with New Haven. The home log includes 21 Sundays and nine Fridays. Prexy Al Baron worked out a three-way agreement to permit the Long Island Arena to be sold and opened for use by the Ducks. The Ducks have signed a three-year lease with the new owners.JERSEY: Art Chiupka, the fifth leading scorer in the league last year with the Devils, is in the Baltimore camp. General manager Len Gaudette is working out arrangements for Clinton to replace the retired Orval Tessier in the deal that rocked the loop. Gaudette also has lined up a season long pact with a major food chain to promote tickets for the games. The purchase of groceries will earn an individual a rate ticket for the Devils games. Gaudette also will serve as business manager of the Camden Bullets basketball team in the Eastern League. The Jersey club is awaiting word on when Reggie Meserve will be ready to play after his off-season hand mishaps. &#9632;

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Johnstown Jets To Go With Rookie Studded Lineup

<div class="byline">BY JACK GATECLIFF</div>ST. CATHARINES, Ont.&mdash;The Ontario Hockey Association junior A schedule got into full swing and as usual there was a large turnover of players as many leave their teams and enter professional hockey or follow other pursuits.However, this year the coaching staffs have undergone an equally drastic change.In fact only three of the nine coaches are back from last season.The three still at the same old stand are Bill Long, now full-time coach of the Memorial Cup champion Niagara Falls Flyers since Hap Emms accepted the challenge to manage Boston Bruins in the National Hockey League; Chirp Brenchley with St. Catharines Black Hawks and Scotty Bowman with Montreal Canadiens.Perhaps the best-known &ldquo;new&rdquo; coach is Rudy Pilous, back in amateur hockey after 5 Vi years in Chicago and one season each with Denver and Victoria of the Western Hockey League.Pilous, former coach, manager and owner of the St. Catharines franchise, replaces former National Hockey League star Danny Lewicki.Gus Bodnar, who also coached St. Catharines for one season after retiring from a career which included NHL stops in Toronto, Boston and Chicago, succeeds Jim Gregory with Toronto Marlboros. Gregory has been promoted to the position of manager with the Toronto junior club and will also help direct the Toronto Maple Leaf amateur farm system.Wally Kullman takes over from Butch Martin in Kitchener; Bep Guidolin, one-time Boston Bruin player, replaces Jim Cherry in Oshawa; Roger Bedard follows Frank Mario in Peterborough.The coaching ranks are completed with Jack McIntyre, a National League player with Boston and Detroit, handling the new London entry, the Nationals. &#9632;

Ex-NHL Star Gus Bodnar Swells New Coaches To Six

JACKSONVILLE, Fla.&mdash;Pat Egan, former New York Americans&rsquo; and Rangers&rsquo; player, was named coach of the Jacksonville Rockets in the Eastern Hockey League.Harold Einbinder, president of the Rockets, made the announcement and said his team was extremely fortunate to obtain a coach of Egan&rsquo;s experience. He has been at the helm of the Springfield Indians of the AHL for the last seven years. Egan led the Indians to the Calder Cup from 1959-1962.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0016-021301/8171966-1-eng-US/f0016-022.jpg" title="f0016-02" width="273" height="394"><figcaption class="caption-body">Pat Egan</figcaption></div> &#9632;

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Pat Egan Leaves AHL Team To Coach Jacksonville Entry

<div class="byline">BY MATT DENNIS</div>DETROIT, Mich.The first game of the Central Pro-fessional Hockey League season won&rsquo;t be played until next week but for the past month there has been full activity in the executive ofcamps.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0018-011550/8172004-1-eng-US/f0018-012.jpg" title="f0018-01" width="283" height="428"><figcaption class="caption-body">Bernie Parent</figcaption></div>League president Jack Adams in his Detroit office looks ahead to the new campaign as continued progress in the circuit&rsquo;s third season of operation.&ldquo;We are moving into Oklahoma City with the new team called the &ldquo;Blazers&rdquo; and hockey interest has been growing ever since the announcement that the Boston Bruins would move their farm club into the new arena. Houston is another new centre for us and the &ldquo;Apollos&rdquo; will be strong as any place for developing Montreal Canadiens&rsquo; young talent. Memphis, Tulsa, St. Louis and Minnesota all appear to be improved over last season and the championship trophy could end up in any of the six cities.&rdquo; Adams said.Detroit Red Wings have assigned former National League star and ex-American League coach Vic Stasiuk to handle the Memphis Wings, who finished in fifth place last season. Stasiuk replaces Eddie Bush, who has taken Vic&rsquo;s job at Pittsburgh.<div class="figure-block image-bleed"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0018-021187/8171997-1-eng-US/f0018-022.jpg" title="f0018-02" width="1655" height="1122"><figcaption class="caption-body">Detroit&rsquo;s SID ABEL, right, looks over numbers Memphis rookies JIMMY PETERS, left, and GERRY ABEL, will wear with Wings&rsquo; CPHL farm club this season. Young Abel is son of Detroit managercoach and is rated a promising hockey prospects. Peters&rsquo; father also played in NHL with Detroit and Montreal.</figcaption></div>From the Detroit camp, it appeared that Joe Daley would be in the nets. The 22-year-old net-minder from Winnipeg tended the twine for Johnstown in the Eastern Amateur League last season giving up 292 goals in 72 games.Up front will be Jimmy Peters Jr. and Gerry Abel, sons of ex-NHL star Jimmy Peters and Sid Abel, general manager-coach of the Red Wings. Both had tryouts with Memphis last spring and are expected to hold down forward berths.Doug Roberts, a 6&rsquo;3&rdquo;, 210-pound Detroit-born graduate of Michigan State University, is available for forward or defence duty.Norm Beaudin, who triggered 41 goals for the 1964-65 Memphis team, is also a returnee on right wing. Bryan Campbell, a 23-goal man last year, is also ticketed for another term at Memphis.On defense, Pat Quinn, a rugged bodychecker who spent last winter on loan to Tulsa Oilers, will be ready for action after impressing with the Detroit Red Wings and only needs experience to make the NHL.The new Oklahoma City club, under coach Harry Sinden. worked out at St. Thomas, Ont., and Sinden had rookie Bernie Parent of last year&rsquo;s Niagara Falls Junior &ldquo;A&rdquo; OHA Flyers wearing the big goalie pads.Pete Panagabko, who counted 74 points for Minneapolis Bruins, Jean Paul Parise, who checked out with 73, Terry Crisp, who had 62 and Skip Krake, a 22-goal sniper, were on the Oklahoma City list.Ron Buchanon, a centreman who was the top scorer with Oshawa Generals in the OHA ranks last winter, appeared impressive and should make the Blazers along with Bill Goldsworthy who also brings in a classy junior record from Niagara Flyers.Sinden will be playing-coach again handling a defense post like he did with Minneapolis last winter.At Kingston, Fred Shero&rsquo;s defending champion Minnesota Rangers were preparing for the new campaign and Jimmy Johnson is back at his forward post from where he chalked up 65 points last winter. Ron Boehm, acquired in an off-season deal with Minneapolis, and Al Lebrun, back from last year will be in the opening game lineup. Wayne Rutledge, Marcel Pelletier and Don Simmons will try for the goalkeeping job. Bob Plager and Bob Ash are ticketed for defense work.Tulsa Oilers worked out with the Toronto Maple Leafs of the NHL at Peterborough and were set in goal with veteran Bruce Gable. He was acquired from Springfield of the AHL and has had NHL experience with New York and Boston. Playing-coach Rudy Migay is hoping that another veteran, Larry Regan will be sent to the club and looks to rearguard rookie Jack Chipchase to win a regular defense berth taking over for Larry Johnston, who was traded with Bill Smith for goalie Gamble. &#9632;

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Adams Sees Six-Team Fight For Title Race

<div class="image-hero"><img title="f0019-01" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0019-011423/8172042-1-eng-US/f0019-012.jpg"></div>SOLUTION IN NEXT WEEK&rsquo;S ISSUEACROSS1. Player signed by Detroif last summer.6. Initials of a Leaf veteran.8. Murray Hall&rsquo;s second name.10. Number of NHL teams with which 27 down has played.12. Best way to control puck during penalties.13. Number of goals Gadsby scored last season.14. An NHL netminder.15. Native province of John Brenneman (abbr.)16. Ocean (abbr.)18. Initials of Taylor, last season with Baltimore.20. Name given LoPresti, former NHL goalie.21. Short for given name of 17 down.22. Ton (abbr.)23. Ron Stewart&rsquo;s first NHL team (abbr.)25. An AHL coach.28. Pictured star&rsquo;s former club (abbr.)29. Victoria&rsquo;s new coach.30. Initials of Reibel, ex-NHL player.31. Name given Fontinato, former Ranger and Hab.32. Position played by Ken Wharram (abbr.)33. Gilles Tremblay is regarded as a skater.34. Bobby Hull has had this broken.DOWN1. Pictured Toronto player.2. Number of goals Beliveau scored last season.3. Initials of a Ranger forward.4. Mrs. Dave Balon is one (abbr.)5. Initials of Smith, ex-Toronto forward.6. Position Paul Bibeault once played.7. Toe Blake is one during the off season.9. Role Barry Keast serves with Cleveland Barons.11. No (Fr.)17. Detroit&rsquo;s publicist.19. Lowell MacDonald had these removed last month.24. Old Testament (abbr.)25. This Leaf defenseman did not score a goal last season.26. 21st and 18th letters of the alphabet.27. Former Red Wing captain.28. Position played by pictured star (abbr.)29. Initials of a WHL coach.31. Pictured star shoots thusly (abbr.)LAST MONTH&rsquo;S SOLUTION<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0019-021073/8172035-1-eng-US/f0019-022.jpg" title="f0019-02" width="503" height="807"></div> &#9632;

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HOCKEY CROSSWORD

<div class="byline">BY BOB REED</div>FORT WAYNE, Ind.Retirements are threatening to break up Fort Wayne&rsquo;s Turner Cup champions of the International Hockey League.Latest to announce his decision to quit the game for full time employment in other fields is Reggie Primeau, a Komet mainstay for five and one-half years.The &ldquo;Chief&rdquo;, whom Komet general manager and coach once tabbed as the &ldquo;headiest player in the league&rdquo;, joined the Fort Wayne club in the 1960-61 season. Prior to that he had played with Milwaukee and Troy in the IHL. During his league career he scored a total of 204 goals and had 230 assists for a total of 534 points, placing him &ldquo;among the top ten of all-time IHL scorers. His best year was 1961-62, when he scored 105 points on 39 goals and 66 assists.With Primeau&rsquo;s departure it is probable that the Komets will lose at least five of last year&rsquo;s playoff champions. Goalie Chuck Adamson had already announced his retirement to accept full time employment in Fort Wayne. Defenseman Cy Whiteside is in business in Colorado and is not expected to report. Lionel Repka, another blueliner, quit to take up business but may come back for another season. Left winger Ted Wright is reported quitting but has not made it official.In addition, Cal Purinton, aggressive defenseman, has signed a contract with Seattle in the Western League and is expected to stick with the Totems. And another blue liner, Terry Pembroke, will report to the Los Angeles camp. It looks as if the entire Komet defense, including the goalie, will have to be replaced. Ullyot has signed Bob Gray from Seattle, who played eight games in goals for the Komets last year.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0019-03742/8172073-1-eng-US/f0019-032.jpg" title="f0019-03" width="481" height="548"><figcaption class="caption-body">REG PRIMEAU&hellip; Hangs Up Skates</figcaption></div>Elsewhere around the IHL, it was announced that Ken Wilson, general manager of the Toledo Blades, will take on the coaching duties, succeeding Moe Benoit, who was undecided whether to continue as a player or devote full time to an insurance business. Control of the Toledo franchise passed over to two business men Stephen Stranahan and John F. Savage, who formed a 25-man board of directors made up of local business men and civic leaders.Greg Jablonski, tallest player in the IHL and considered by many the fastest, was the first Toledo player to sign.Dayton&rsquo;s Gems announced the purchase of Rod Paavolo, 26-year-old defenseman from Muskegon, where the club will be known as the Mohawks instead of the Zephyrs. Coach Warren Back, who was a teammate of Paavolo in Muskegon two years ago, will return to his old position at center, after serving on defense because of a shortage of blue liners.The IHL will open its season on Friday, Oct. 29, with Dayton at Des Moines, Muskegon at Toledo and Fort Wayne at Port Huron. &#9632;

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Retirements Threaten To Break Up Fort Wayne’s Turner Cup Champions

<div class="byline">BY GREG DOUGLAS</div><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f00c4-01267/8172118-1-eng-US/f00c4-012.jpg" title="f00C4-01" width="241" height="210"></div>SAULT STR MARIE OntNo doubt, the brother act of Bobby and Dennis Hull will be a tough one to follow in Chicago, but the Maki boys hope to give the idea a whirl before long.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f00c4-03187/8172111-1-eng-US/f00c4-032.jpg" title="f00C4-03" width="279" height="415"><figcaption class="caption-body">Chico Maki</figcaption></div>Chico Maki, four-year veteran with the Hawks, may have a younger half joining him shortly. He&rsquo;s 20-year-old Wayne, a strapping 175-pounder who drew rave notices from the Chicago organization following his scoring antics in St. Catharines last season.&ldquo;I&rsquo;ve seen a lot of kids come and go in my day,&rdquo; Chirp Brenchley, coach in St. Kitts last year, says. &ldquo;But here&rsquo;s one boy who will be turning pro next year for sure. They&rsquo;ve already been inquiring about him in St. Louis.&rdquo;Maki, a left winger, was a late arrival on the Southern Ontario scene. The Chicago Black Hawks had him at their fall junior camps for three years before he eventually elected to leave home and take a crack at it.During the 1963-64 season he suddenly blossomed into his own by leading the Sault Greyhounds into the Northern Ontario playoffs with 43 goals and 31 assists. His output was good for a third-place standing in the final individual scoring parade and he was a shoe-in for a spot on the league&rsquo;s first all-star team.The following fall the youngster headed down to St. Catharines with renewed confidence. He worked his heart out&mdash;and this time player per sonnel director Ken Campbell decided not to let him slip out of his grasp.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f00c4-04133/8172104-1-eng-US/f00c4-042.jpg" title="f00C4-04" width="469" height="558"><figcaption class="caption-body">WAYNE MAKI&hellip; Eyed By Chicago</figcaption></div>&ldquo;I was really impressed with his skating,&rdquo; Campbell was saying at the June draft sessions in Montreal. &ldquo;It isn&rsquo;t too often a boy can make the OHA as a rookie when he&rsquo;s almost 19, but Wayne is an exception. His skating has really improved.&rdquo;Chicago general manager Tommy Ivan had Maki&rsquo;s name at the top of his junior mailing list this summer. He was on hand Sept. 26 when camp opened in St. Catharines for the American League Buffalo Bisons.&ldquo;They&rsquo;re calling Wayne the hottest junior prospect in their organization,&rdquo; Angelo Bumbacco, manager of the Greyhounds in the Sault says. &ldquo;I know for a fact Billy Reay has watched him play and is impressed.&rdquo;Should Maki live up to his expectations, he would be the fourth Sault native to land a spot on the parent Hawks&rsquo; roster. Besides Chico, Phil Esposito and defenceman Matt Ravlich are also from the Sault.And if desire and dedication to the game mean anything, it shouldn&rsquo;t be too long before Wayne&rsquo;s dream of making the National League becomes a reality. He maintains top physical form in the summer by pitching softball and playing the outfield on a junior baseball team.&ldquo;Nobody has to tell me how much work is involved to make it to the NHL,&rdquo; he says. &ldquo;I know. I watched how hard Chico worked and I&rsquo;m ready to do the same.&rdquo; &#9632;

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October 16, 1965

Mahovlich Seen Optimistic For New Hockey Campaign

Movement Of Players

Clippers Starting Campaign With 10 Club-Owned Stars

Western Hockey League’s 1965-66 Schedule