MONTREAL (AP) – Six infant hockey clubs, whose multiple birth doubled the size of the once-staid old National League, start growing up in a hurry Tuesday….the biggest moving day in the history of professional sports. Hockey’s first expansion draft, to be conducted in conjunction with the NHL’s 50th annual summer meeting, will uproot 120 players …
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Black and gold uniforms caused Sinden to see red Boston – The Bruins play their next game sometime before the World Series (Saturday in Pittsburgh, to be precise), and in an effort to deliver all things Bruins-Penguins, we ask you to hop into the Jerry Trupiano Wayback Machine for some history of this rivalry: The …
HAMILTON (CP) – If Bobby Hull signs a World Hockey Association contract with Winnipeg Jets it will be much more than a straight player contract, says Doug Michel, owner of the Ottawa Nations franchise in the fledgling WHA. He told the annual convention of the Ontario Sportswriters and Sportscasters Association here Sunday the high-scoring left …
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TORONTO (CP) — Toronto Maple Leafs, backed by the inspired goaltending of veteran Terry Sawchuk, won the Stanley Cup Tuesday night by defeating Montreal Canadiens 3-1. The Leafs, who were underdogs at the start of the best-of-seven series, took the cup 4-2 by winning the second, third, fifth and sixth games. It was the 11th …
