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July 1, 1966
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Red Wings Proving Busy Off-Season Crew
DETROIT. Mich.— There was some loot to distribute before the Red Wings scallered for the summer and the littlest man got the biggest prize to go with his Conn Smythe Trophy as the outstanding player in the Stanley Cup playoffs. Goalie Roger Crozier was honored at a Detroit Athletic Club luncheon by the Ford Motor Co., one of the sponsors of the playoff telecasts, and presented with a gold painted 1966 Mustang. “You think I’m thrilled,” Crozier said, “you should see my wife. I think she’s going to be the one driving it.” The paint job is a distinctive one—only 1,000 of them were made—commemorating the 1,000.000th Mustang produced since the car was introduced. From Detroit, Crozier began his vacation, spending a week in Pittsburgh, playing golf with friends but he, like many of the…
Western Ad Lib
Big Names Missing THE WESTERN HOCKEY LEAGUE, which has met in San Francisco, San Diego and points south since our last report, is ready to resume this next season, but with some of its more notable names among the missing. Bud Poile of San Francisco and Keith Allen of Seattle have gone to Philadelphia as manager and coach of the forming NHL entry and Lynn Patrick of L.A. has gone to St. Louis as manager and coach. Max McNab left Vancouver, but remains in the circuit as the manager and coach of the new San Diego team. Bert Olmstead remains as coach in Vancouver. Bobby Kromm is out as coach in Seattle, with Billy MacFarland moving in as manager and coach and Murray Costello taking over as executive director. Rudy Pilous…
PASSING THE PUCK
• BOBBY ORR. most publicized junior $ player of all time, is expected to sign a two-year contract with the Boston Bruins for $50,000. Bobby has a lawyer handling his personal affairs. This is the kind of guy the outstanding Oshawa defense star is: Asked to attend a hockey banquet on an Indian reservation he was told the expense money would be $25. He accepted on one condition. No expense money… Many hockey executives and fans critical of the recent elections to the Hockey Hall of Fame… Too many at one time and not out of the game long enough were the chief reasons given for the lack of enthusiasm on the latest additions… Hockey loses a tremendous amount of publicity having players admitted in such large groups and also…
Columbus Grabs Six Players In Draft
COLUMBUS. O.— About a dozen players changed uniforms as a result of the annual league draft session held by the Internation a 1 Hockey League in Co lum-bus, newest addition to the IHL. The Columbus Checkers, as the new entry will be called, did the heaviest business, taking six players at a cost of SI.000 each. The Checkers got Pat Gin-nell, fiery, high-scoring winger of the Des Moines Oak Leafs: Gary Mork. who played for both Toledo and Des Moines last season; Bert Fiz-zell. an 85-point man from Port Huron; Mike Rouleau and Roger Ouimet from Dayton and Ray Win terstein of Toledo. Des Moines took Alton White, only Negro player in the league, who was with Fort Wayne and also Lome Weig-hill from Muskegon. Toledo’s Blades, last place finisher, picked Lou Kazow-ski. Port Huron…
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