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12 the oxamlnor Chay Over the hockey stars but the ex tended again in 1932 Morenz because his Chicago and Detroit his 35th year NHL schedule increased to 48 games But during his career there were many changes The NHL schedule had increased to 48 games in the regular season team rosters had grown to 16 men and the playoffs were ex Howie played for Montreal until 1934 and these years with the Canadiens were successful both for the man and the team They were league champions five times and they won the Stanley Cup in 1924 1930 and 1931 In his 14year career Howie scored 270 goals and earned 197 assists for total of 467 leading scorer in 19278 and also in 19301 and he was award ed the Hart Trophy for most valuable player in 1928 1931 and Morenz played with the Canadiens until 1934 when he was traded to Chicago The Montreal ownership excused this move by saying that they did not want to see the adulation of the Canadicn fans turn to sourness and hurt the sensitive great diminishing Playing in Chicago was not happy experience for Morenz nor was New York which was the next team he went 10 Though when he was playing with Montreal Morenz more than any other player sold hockey to th fans of the newly enfranchised teams in Boston New York Roepurchased by Canadiens After his unhappy years in the States Morenz was re purchased by the Canadiens and returned hom to Montrea and come back that was to be tragically shortlived The end of his career came on night in January 1937 when he was playing marvellous game in the Forum He had smile on his face that showed he was having wonder fut time But once too often he charged into the corner rely irig on his ability to turn on dime and come out with the puck This time however the point of his skate impaled itself in the boards and defenseman Earl Siebert ac cidentally crashed over the extended leg and broke it Howies head hit the ice with sickening crack and he was carried from the ice with very silent Forum crowd looking on Six weeks later as result of the brain injury he died in Friday Mar 1079 Howie Morenz Habs great one By ED HARPER years Canada has produced many great perts who remember the great Howie Morenz all agree that he was the best Howie Morenz was in class by himself and hard shooter It has been said that he could skate faster than Davey Keon shoot as hard as Bobby Hill and was as strong as Gordie Howe He was the youngest of six children and the family moved from Mitchell Ontario to Stratford when he was 13 It was here that he started to play minor hockey and in his 18th and 19th years he was the star of the Stratford junior team in the OHA junior league Scouts from the Montreal Canadiens saw him play and persuaded him to turn pro The team that Howie joined in 1923 was very different from todays team There were ten men on the roster and the team schedule was 24 games In winning the Stanley Cup in 1924 the Canadiens played only two game playoffs defeating challengers in Vancouver and Calgary great skater points He was the leagues skills were alledgedly Morenz had made pro hockey his whole life and in the weeks in hospital he was distraught at the prospect of future without hockey and he fretted about his failure to provide security for his family The nation hwas stunned by his death and thousands of hckey fans filed past his bier at centre ice in the Forum to pay homage to the greatest allround forward and the most beloved player the game of hockey has known Oldtimers finish season but first place undecided Whos in first That was the question on everybodys mind on as the Wasaga Beach Oldtimers Hockey league con cluded its regularseason schedule earlier this week Duncan Campbell of the Bar ne Credit Union Oldtimers said an answer to the question is ex pected from league officials to day The Credit Union squad lost its final league matchup 93 to Wasaga Beach and Canadian Forces Base Borden Braves beat Penctanguishene 63 in the other seasonending contest The outcomes of those games Campbell said may have created threeway tie for top spot between Credit Union the Braves anti Penetanguishene The league president told us hed have it all cleared up by the end of the week Campbell said He sounded pretty cer tain the three teams are tied though and now hell have to figure out way to break the tie In semifinal play the first place team will meet the fifth ptace team in twogame totalgoal series Sunys coming Barrie Flyers will meet Orillia Terriers for the final time this season in Canadian International Hockey League matchup tonight at Orillia arena Flyers currently in fifth place in the sixteam league will take on Welland Sunys Monday at Barrie arena in their final regularseason ap pearance Should Flyers remain in fifth they hold fourpoint edge over Orillia they will meet the secondplace team in the first round of the playoffs Second place is still up in the air and could go to either Sunys or Cambridge Hornets scoreboard Nlll ales onlercnce Norris liision LTFAP 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Barrie Flyers vs Orillia Terriers rillia om anadiaii International Hockey League game pm Memorial Arena Bradford Blues vs Alliston Hornets Alliston Ontario Hockey Association Mid0ntario Junior League playoff game final series Saturday Harness Racing 715pm 10 race card Barrie Raceway Essa Rd urling lubSpeciol Day BarrictTurling Club Essa Rd Gymnastics am1pm Girls gymnastics Georgian College AC MEILUN DT DENT URE THERAPIST Complete Denture Service Hours arn pm Mon thru Fri 280 Dunlap St Barrie 7286810 Member Denturist Society Roger Nellson coach of the Toronto Maple Leafs watches his team during game with Montreal Thursday nlght Leafs lost 21 and reports say Nellson has been fired by Leafs owner Harold Ballard CP Photo Win Bay title Kings overpower 77s in final 85 By DAVID FULLER The Examiner Penetanguishene Kings won the Georgian Bay Junior Hockey championship Thursday beat ing 0m 775 85 at the Oro ommunity arena The loss was the fourth in row for the 77s in the series Our guys were just getting played out said Morton IIut chison ro trainer and acting coach was doubleshifting the defence and the forwards to try and get them going but they Kings were just too strong The 77s ticd thc score at 117 of the third period but Kings responded with three goals including two by defenceman Ken owan Cowan led Kings scoring with three goals Hutchinson said the team was not affected by the loss of coach Marv Brewer who walked out during the second period in Wednesdays third game of the series Hutchinson filled in for the rest of that game and was behind the bench for Thurs days final game when Brewer did not return Ive never worked with nicer bunch of boys Hutchin son said Brewer is reported to have complained the team would not follow his instructions when hc left the bench Wednesday Brian Pilon and Ross Ircn tice gave Kings the lead 211 in the first period with goals at 701 and 9147 Murray Iark scored iros first goal from Rusty Hastings at 522 of the second period The teams traded goals in the second period as owan scored his first of the night followed by Paul Robillard and hris Mc Connell Ernie timniings scored once and brother Eric scored twice for tiro Dove Mayor assisted on all tliltt goals Del Bertram tied the score at 117 of the third period but 1111 rally sputtered iii seconds later with Gary Waltcrs goal for Kings at 136 Kings oushot the 77s 4134 Rick Gilbzink played gout tor ro The 77s lost two defenceman in the first period when both Roland Leigh and Roger Me Cuaig suffered shoulder iii juries Kings will now wait for the winner of the MidUntario Junior finals between Alliston Hornets and Bradford Blues Last year the Kings met the Hornets in the playoffs and lost fotir games to two The Horncts mcct Bradford tonight in the third game of that Junior series Each team has won one game Central wins Bay title cntrtil ollcgiiitc scnior girls volleyball team crtiisut to another Georgian Bay chum pionship Thursday The Barrie squad successful ly defended their title dcfcntmg Markham high school 154 153 in the final of the five team playoff held at Bayvicw Stttm dary School in Richmond Hill Central Juniors lost in their bid to capture the Bay title to Markham isond 1315 In the midget division St Joes high school of Barrie cast ly dclcnttd Elnivzile District High School to win the area championship Ihc Barric tczim won its pool in four games straight and bent Elmvatc in two games 13 and 152 in the final tentrul seniors had little trouble winning their games in the round robin playoff The home squad rcmuincd undefeated in ten gumcs throughout the day They defeated Elmvalc Markham Stouffvillc and Almagtiiii schools Valley tops again Hill oIdwtIl and Julie Inlincr lcd the Snow Valley junior ski 1011111 to victory over ltlcdontc iii the recent Huronin Ski Lcaguc championships held at Mcdonte Mountain tnidwcll Skllttl to sccond place finish in the boys division and Palmer corned second spot in the girls division Icn ing their EU member team in the slalom competition Approximately Ito boys and to girls took part in the champion ship Snow Valley won by 18 points The Snow Volley tam lost our Iy twice in league matchups but finished third in regular season standings Iine went undefeauxi to finish in first place Other teams in thc Iluroino Ski Ltnguc arc Horseshoe Valicy and two squads from Moonstone ILS COLONEL SANDES gti9 59 yrya Jv wJ for the whole famil FREE with the purchase of bucket or barrel of Kentucky Fried Chicken EVERY SUNDAY Jis IAVHELD Iv CARRIE 0N7 BARRIE ONT TEL 71 7220 TEL 12067 IVKEI CDLLINCIWODD MEAFOIO ONT YEL noin 1n oucxwamn PLAIA KING MIDLAND ONT lltl it llitll ltllll tlnii at it iotiis luv tll it vlr rlt ltom iiiiitliiv lliiioiqlii iiit Mutt ll you iii it up lllllltlll mi allv tin ltit lot it kit tilllillllv ii 11114iilfILlllkSlIlIIliIl jtillitt lllllll ill llnris spot inlmts spitnq sttiivs liiids tlll its iIIlllllillS lItIl kiv vans and summer St viics You inn tnrii llItIII into sinki hangings toy your 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McLellan currently the assistant general manager of the team But just to confuse the issue Neilson who remained calm throughout several postgame grillings and general man ager Jim Gregory said they had not been notified of the change and would attend meeting in Toronto today Prior to the game Gregory had said the same thing and said that Neillt son would run todays practice He would not however spec ulate on who would be behind the bench when the Leafs entcr tain Philadelphia Flyers in To ronto Saturday night ired Ballards abrupt statement caused buzz in the Toronto dressing room but several of the players said they were not surprised by the move which had been reported for some time It was Torontos fifth con secutive loss guess most of the players would be on Rogers side team captain Darryl Sittler said when asked about Bal lards statement thought we played well enough to win Our guys played great game game that was shame to lose Neilson said breaking away from discussion of his future And the Leafs bolstered by the tremendous effort by Harri son aappcared on their way to victory Toronto had taken lead at 1628 of the middle period when ri ht winger Lanny McDonal scored on centring pass from Sittler while Mon treals Pierre Mondou looked on from the penalty box But defenceman Guy Lapointe beat Harrison with blast from the point at 1312 of the final period to set the scene for Lemaires winner NOT THE FIRST TIME While Neilson claims to know nothing of Ballards decision to fire him he wouldnt be the first person in professional sports to lose his job and be the last to find out about it If Neilson is at all super stitious he already knows that his stay with the Leafs is over TOSHIBA GE UASAR JVC one Tomg No Payments till May on Extended Term Plon KRAZY KELLY 461 DUNLOP ST AT FERNDALE 45 BLAK WHITE er OPENING SPECIAL 20 100 Solid State $147 i2 Solid State $895 l8 RCA 20 RCA COLOR TRAK 26 RCA XLIOO wsuour ANYBODYS PRICE MODEL ran moon ALL me TIME HAS MOVED COLONIAL 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