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October 29, 1947
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Wings Solve Conacher’s HoldoutBig Forward Goes To Rangers Camp
DETROIT— Jack Adams finally dropped the axe on Roy Conacher’s head and the latter’s extended holdout from the Detroit Red Wings lineup came to an end last week when it was announced that the Red Wings had traded the veteran to the New York Rangers for Rookie Eddie Slowinski. Conacher’s holdout started right from/the time the Red Wings opened training for the 1947-48 National Hockey League campaign and he did not play in any of the Detroit games this year. The deal came as no surprise, as Conacher appeared headed for the auction block after failing to come to salary terms with the Detroit club. On securing Roy from the Wings, Coach Frank Boucher of the Rangers stated that he did not expect to have any trouble in signing the Toronto-born player. The trade…
Little Known League Produces TopHockey
FORT FRANCES, Ont.— There are probaoly many hockey followers who have never even heard of the Northern Amateur Hockey League but it is one of the biggest little hockey loops in the country. The four-team circuit is made up of three American clubs and the Canadian team from Fort Frances. The United States entries are Hibbing, Duluth and Eveleth in the state of Michigan. Eveleth has produced many topflight National Leaguers including the great Frank Brimsek. Since the war the league has been reorganized and is now a member of the United States Amteur Hockey Association. The officials of the league plan to send their winning team to the U.S. amateur playoffs next spring. High Class Hockey The class of hockey compares with many of the big senior hockey leagues in the United States and…
All-Time High Registration Revealed By Saskatchewan Hockey Association
MOOSE JAW, SASK.— Hockey is hot stuff out west, and the Saskatchewan Hockey Association reports the most successful hockey season In the 35-year-old history of the body. The association revealed at a special meeting that there were 129 teams affiliated with the association and almost 2,000 players were registered for a new all-time high. Another record was reported when the association ended the season with a surplus of over $4,800 in the till. But the delegates don’t plan to have this money resting around doing no good. The Saskatchewan junior league will receive a $1,500 grant. Anothe $1,000 will be set aside for juveniles, midgets and bantams and it will be added to the $2,000 annually granted by the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association. A total of $1,500 was paid Saskatchewan clubs during…
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THE INTERNATIONAL HOCKEY WEEKLY Founded October 1, 1947 Published by Hockey News Company, 803 Dominion Square Building, Montreal, Que. Subscription Price $2 for 30 Issues in Canada-$3 in U.S.A. Authorized as second class mail, Post Office Department, Ottawa. Vol. 1, No. 5. Montreal, October 29, 1947. Printed in Canada TRADE WINDS BLOW In the fiercely competitive orbit of modern-day professional hockey, trades of major proportions are the exception rather than the rule, and trades of any kind make the headlines. Strong teams are more apt to hold on to their major stars than let them go, no matter how attractive the offers made by other clubs. Weaker teams thus find it difficult to strengthen, no matter how heavy the moneybags they carry. Lester Patrick, grand old man of hockey who now is “taking it easy although still acting…
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