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August 1, 1967
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CPHL Blazers Look Strong Again, Only 5 Players Lost In Draft
OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla.— Following the National Hockey League expansion draft, Bill Levins, general manager of the Oklahoma City Blazers, heaved a sigh of relief when only five players were taken from the team that had won the Central Professional Hockey League championship and the J. J. “Jack” Adams Cup. Murray Davison, looking ahead to second year as coach said, “I couldn’t be happier with the outcome. It appears that Oklahoma City can look forward to a contending club and we want to retain the championship status that we reached last season.” Davison, who inked his first pro contract with the Cleveland Barons of the American League in 1961 as a player speaks out as a coach when he looks back to last season and ahead to the new term stating, “The players that…
FAN FORUM
Lauds Move By CAHA In Reinstating CMJHL Hockey News Editor: We previously criticized the C.A.H.A. for their banning of the Canadian Major Junior League from Memorial Cup competition and rightly so. Since this they have met with the C.M.J.L.’s representatives and have come up with a satisfactory agreement. They lifted their suspensions on all players from this league and also permitted the league, (now the Western Canada Junior League) to enter future Memorial Cup Play. This in itself is enough to give Mr. Paige and Mr. Juckes a large pat on the back for their successful negotiations with reps of the C.M.J.L. We can also start calling this league the Western Canada Junior League too which is also a better name than the older one. Many matters were discussed and cleared away but the most…
Hockey Ad Lib
Coaching Aides Popular Interviewing prospective coaches for his Minnesota expansion team late last season, manager Wren Blair told us bitterly, “We’re not a bunch of rubes like some of these guys seem to think. A lot of them are asking for a lot more money than the present NHL coaches are getting. If they were worth it, they’d be in the NHL right now. When they start talking ridiculous sums, our meetings are over.” Thus it did not surprise us when Blair recently announced he had decided to coach the team himself with a special assistant, Johnny Mariucci, former Chicago player and Minnesota U. coach…Others also are following Toronto manager-coach Punch Imlach’s lead in taking dual responsibility, but employing a key aide like King Clancy…Long-time WHL star and Portland scout Gordon…
Hockey Stars Capture Celebrity-Press Golf
SOUTHAMPTON, Ont.— Jim Pappin of Toronto Maple Leafs led the hockey celebrities to a 13-stroke victory July 8 in the first Chippewa invitational celebrity-press golf tournament. Pappin recovered from a slow start to shoot an eagle and four birdies for a four-under-par 31 on the back nine. His teammates, all National Hockey League players, included Bob Nevin of New York Rangers, Eddie Shack of Boston Bruins and Lou Angotti of Philadelphia Flyers. Final score was 736 strokes to the celebrities and 749 to the press.…
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