Jacques Plante Saves BLLAUIIENT CHIASSON Canadian Press St iriter Jacques Plantc the masked netminder oi the Montreal Ca nadians is tar ram being washed up The 32yearold veteran was the whole show as Canadians in weekend games stretched an unbeaten streak to nine games Iour wins and live tiesand regained sole possession oi Iirst place in the NHL standings Saturday night Plante held up disorganized Montreal crew wiili outstanding puck stopping tor azwln over Detroit Red Wings at Montreal Sunday night at Chicago be blocked as shots or his 51 NHL shutout and second 01 the season in triumph over the VBlack Hawks Toronto Maple Lents plagued by injuries to key mcn split two weekend encounters and Illpped to second place two points below Canadlcns On home Saturday night Mat Hamilton Falters As Hobs Zoom By THE CANADIAN PRESS For an example at the spark that lights Montreal Junior Ca nadiens look at Yvon Cour noycr with 10 stitches in ctit over his right eye he played for only two periods Sunday night In the second be tired three goals as the Canadians rolled to 91 victory over Guelph Royals tliclr lath straight tyln in the Ontario Hockey Associa tion Junior series The Halts with three games in handcloseil to within our points of Hamilton Red Wings still in ï¬rst place but slumping badly alter opening the season with 14 unbeaten games The Wings dropped their third and touth in row during the weekend 84 to the chpcea at St Catharines Saturday night and 51 to Feterborough Peter at home Sunday Andre Boudrias and Rejeatt Richer who share Montreals goalgetting leadership scored two and one respectively over the Royals to run their strings to 13 Johnny Taylor also scored twice whllo Jacques Ls perriore got single as the Ca nadiens outshot Guelph 49 25 Borden Smith got the Royals goal on thirdperiod power Play PLAYERS FIGHT Nineteen peiialtle were handed out in the rough contest which saw lights between Guelph captain Milto McMahon and Laperricrc and McMahon and Gcrmaln Gagnoa of Mont real The Petes co occupants of the basement with Niagara Falls Ilyers going into the Hamilton game moved into fourth place point up on Guelph with the victory They ran up 44 lead on rookie goalie Terry Kurkiewicz belore he was replaced by regular Buddy Blom to start the third period Claude Larose Lorna ODon nell Jim Patterson Brian Wat son and Fern St Onge shared the Peterborough goals while rightwinger Lowell MacDonald scored for Hamilton midway In the third period At St Catharines the Wings were down 30 in the second pe riod until two goals by Pit Mar tin and single by MacDonald tied it up The Teepees replied with three more and ran it to as beiorc Hamilton rookie Joe Budjosa completed the scoring with less than two minutes leit Ray Cullen and Bill Ives scored twice each for the Tee pees Other goals came Irom Dennis Hull Dick Lackowlch John Brennemnn and Doug Jor rett Packers Clinch Division Tt NEW YORK APt Green Bay Packers stole their show down struggle with New York clinching their second consecu tive Western Conference crown in the National Football League and iorclng the Giants and Phil adelphia Eagles into two week test ot strength for the Eastern title Led by Jim Taylor and Paul Hornung the Packers edged the Giants 2017 Sunday wrapping up the Western title with 102 won lost record and leaving New York and the Eagles de fending league champions in tie for top spot in the Eastern section with two games remain ing New York and Philadelphia have 93 records The Packers won as Taylor scored two touchdowns on runs of 14 and three yards the last the clincher in the fourth quar ter and Hornung moved his pie Leafs mailed out tats Chicago rally tor victory But they couldnt stop Norm Ullman in Detroit Sunday night and lost 31 Ullman scored all three Detroit goals Billy Har ris scored for the hats New York Rangers and Bos ton Bruins split home and home series each winning on home Ice by 51 score The results gave Canadicns 33 points and Maple Lents 31 New York still is third with 23 while By rm CANAtimN PRESS Collar dwelling Sault Ste Marie ihundcrbirds oi the East cm Protesslonnl Ilockey League were so hot last Thursday they almost melted the ice as they whipped league leading Kitch ener Waterloo Beavers so But it wasnt the sign ot bright awakening Weekend ac tion threw Tbirds back into their losing but despite the el torts oi newcomers Roger Sa wicki Rich Henley and Bob Courcy Beavers won their revenge in return boat at Kitchener Sat urday night valloplng Thunder blrds 71 The Kitchener squad was so steamed up then man aged to pepper Sault goalie Roy Edwards with 43 shots Then Sunday at Hall the Htill Ottawa Canadians dumped the cooled oli Thiindcrbirds despite the two goal chart of Caurcy Iormcr Hull Ottawa player who recently went to thc Sault irom Builalo Bisons oi the American League The win leit Habs in third spot with points but catch ing up on Kingstons 25 Thu twin losses leit last placa Sault with 11 Kitchener Wat erloo at the top oi the heap has 33 KINGSTON WINS TWO irontenacs came through with wins in both ends or week end home and home double header with North Bay Trap By THE CANADIAN PRESS Weekend action in the On tarlo Hockey Associations sen ior league leit Strothroy Rockets and Windsor Bulldogs stillll tied tor the league leader The Rockets moved hrletly into twopoint lead Saturday night when they shut out Wood stock Athleties 30 but 32 Windsor win over Chntham Ma roons Sunday ntternoon pulled the Bulldogs even again In the leagues only other weekend action Waterloo Tigers climbed into Iourthplaea tie with Woodstock Sunday by vir tue ot 58 win over Sarnla Rants In Saturdays game played at Strothroy the Rockets roo kie goalie Norm Harris gained his second shutout In four games Harris who shares the goaltendiag job with Iormer American Leaguer Jim Stra chan made it saves compared with 35 by Athletics A1 Cullen SCORES FIRST TWO Art Sullivan scored the Iirst two Strathroy goals Andy Gau thier wrapping up the game at 1940 oi the third period with shot into an empty Woodstock net The As had tried six at tockers in an attempt to break the shutout Windsor pinyin on home Ice built up threegoal lead hetero Maroons scored the first of two fast goals midway in the third period The Bulldogs used 18yearold Ray Caverzan in the nets He stopped 36 Chathnm shots be ore Earl Towers and Ted Po wer scored for the Maroons Joe Klukay scored twice tor the winners assistingon the BAYCITY UPHOLSTERING amour AND MODERN Beautiful Samples Free Estimates FREE PICKUP AND DELIVERY PHONE PA 87433 BARBIE Upholstering Is Our BusinessNot Just Sideline oScrambly Canadiens Detroit stepped past the Black links into luurth place Wings have 19 points Hawks 18 Bos ton brings up the rear with 13 Gilles lrcmblay an unher alded uyear old leit winger scored twice for Canadiens Sa turday Montreals other goal was by Claude Provost Val Fonteyne and Vic Stasiuk scored tor the Wings At Chicago Planie was superb especially In the iinal period when Hawks outshot Canadiens Fronts gtWin Pair OiEPHL Games pcrs taking the Saturday night game 42 and the Sunday en counter 34 Trappers stay in titth place with 17 points Sudbury Wolves who had the weekend oil are in Iourth spot with 20 to Saturday nights Thunder blrd Beator encounter at Kit chcncr ELI llaekstra and Dave Eaton each scored twice or the winners with singles added by Len Ronson Bob Cunningham and Mel Pearson Dong Robinson notched all three Sault goals Courcy with two niid Clill Sclimoutz and Del McDonald with one apiece were the Tbird marksman in Sundays scrap at Hull Hull Ottawa scoring was dividcd evenly among six play ers with Jim Roberts Fred Hilts Bill Carter rookies Bar clay Plagcr and Wayne Freitag and sophomore Keith McCrenry notcliing singles At Kingston Saturday night veteran Orv Tcssier put in two Kingston markers with Bob At tcrsley and rookie Bob Letter scaring the other two Tessler who is creeping up on league scoring leader Dave Balon oi Kitchener also came through tor Kingston Sunday at North Bay with single Pete Pann gahko and Tommy McCarthy notched the othcrtwo North Bay rookie Harold White scored goal in both games Saturday night he was Joined by Doug Senior in the Trapper scoring column Rockets And Dogs Share Senior Lead third goal counted by linemata Bob Brown Playing before 1875 fans the injury riddled Bull dogs used only two torward lines BREAK TIE The other game at Waterloo saw the Tigers break 22 tie late in the second period then outscora the Sornians 31 in the third period paced Waterloo with two goals Jim Dohmer and Charlie Broo ker each had goal and two assists Larry Piail and Nick Rinthce scoring the other two Delencemaa Jerry Carriveau and wingers Paul Crawley and Tom Clark scored for the Rams Waterloo collected seven oi the 13 penalties called by rei eree Hugh McLean while Sar nIas Jim Bloomileld was given misconduct penalty for argu ing tripping call to teammate Jerry Mara The Tigers outshot Sarnia 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