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August 1, 1967
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Hockey Crossword Puzzle
ACROSS 1—Pictured player. 4—10 across was born in this month, (abbr.) 7—1st and 25th letters of the alphabet. 8—26 down has a good one. 10—One of the Rangers. 13—One is required to travel to 4 down. 15—1st name of one of the Leafs. 17—Minnesota drafted Maniago from this team, (abbr.) 19—Pictured player has played 20—complete…with Detroit, (abbr.) 20—Initials of Pratt of California. 22—Pictured player last played junior hockey in this Province. (abbr.) 25—A Ranger farmhand. 28—20th and 5th letters of the alphabet. 29—A Leaf goalie answers to this. 30—One of the Minnesota North Stars. 31—First name of a Hawk defenseman. 32—A Philadelphia forward answers to this. 33—This L.A. forward scored 25 AHL goals last season. DOWN 1—A Montreal defenseman. 2—Canadiens recently secured this utility forward. 3—Goalkeepers must have good ones. 4—This city once hosted the World Hockey Championship. 5—This Philadelphia defenseman played for Oklahoma City last season. 6—Initials of O’Malley of Canada’s National team. 9—A Detroit Red…
IHL Votes To Eliminate Overtime Play Extra-Period Contests Dumped By Loop Teams To Aid Visiting Clubs
FORT WAYNE, Ind.— After keeping the matter under discussion for many seasons, the International Hockey League finally came to a decision to eliminate overtime games, except, of course, in the playoffs, where a winner must be determined in order to proceed with the eliminations. Overtimes were becoming frequent in the IHL. In both of the last two seasons, they played 32 extra-session contests. Last season eight of them remained tied and the year before ten. Ken Ullyot, general manager and coach of the Fort Wayne Komets, who has been leading the movement to abolish overtimes, expressed the sentiment of many of the club owners: “I feel that it should help the visiting clubs. It is tough to win on the road and when you have managed to play it even in regulation time…
Linesmen Get More Authority
MONTREAL, Que.— The National Hockey League linesman will be a man with more responsibilities next season as a result of summer meeting rulings. The NHL Rules Committee has: (a) Given linesmen more authority. (b) Restricted teams to 16 players and two netminders from the opening of the season, instead of allowing them to carry a couple of extra players until the old December 1st cutdown date. (c) Voted to allow 18 players, plus two goalies, during playoffs as compared to 17-2 in previous years. (d) Allow netminders a two-minute warmup during a substitution, whether the goalie was taken out because of injury or simply yanked by the coach. (e) Made it legal for a player from either side to play the puck when it becomes entangled or lodged on the back of…
Andy Bathgate’s 72 Tops Pro Hockey Stars Golf
TORONTO, Ont.— Andy Bathgate, ex-Ranger, ex-Leaf, ex-Red Wing and new draft choice of the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League, scored an even par 72 to win the professional hockey players’ tournament at the Summit Country Club last month. Andy’s par was two shots better than another combined hockey and golf pro, Jimmy Morrison of Quebec Aces and the Weston Golf Club. Morrison’s 74 was one shot ahead of Toronto center ice star, Dave Keon. Another Leaf, Jimmy Pappin, continued his Stanley Cup scoring spree with a hole in one on the 17th hole to shoot a 76 for fourth place. The lanky winger used a No. 8 iron to knock it in the cup on the 123-yard hole. Irv Spencer, one of Detroit’s reclaimed personnel during the summer hockey draft, accounted for…
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