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IVIOSCOWImpressed AfterCanadian TourIOTTAWA (CP)-Th. I T™ov h»d8 of Moscow Selects, Russian hoc-1 ariQuB olher commenu on 8 key team that last week: com- Canadi{m hockey.3 pletod an eight-game exhibition impressed by Ca6 lour of Ontario and Quebec,i 40 * -apparently are impressed byCanadian hockey savvy 9 m a report published Tues-'4 day in the Soviet news bulletin,3 1 issued here by the Russian Em-7 bassv they complimented Ca-3 nadia'n teams for their Jrll-! Uant reactions, “quick decl-sions. creative spirit, and independence - in iechnicar problems. What they * meant is that .they liked the 9; Canadians' instinct for doing21 the right thing at the right time, on the ice. One criticism of7 Russian hockey players has8 been their dependence on set 7 ; patterns of play.4 Pavel Korotkov, president ot . the Soviet Ice Hockey Federa-j lion, and Anatoli Tarasov, Sel-cots’ coach, said Canadian hoc-i8 key players are distinguished5 for their fine maneouvrab llty, •o their complete mastery of their ,n bodies and their ability to stayu! on their feet,8i Thev liked what they de-„ ! scribed as single-handed com-2 bat in strength. but stressedf, this was not the main aim of“ hockey.nadian goalies, saying we are profoundly convinced that they just cannot play badly . . they have strong nerves, bril liant reactions, fine orientation and make ^ick decisions which combined with their high technique provides for a rell able defence of their nets. STOPPED BY SKILL Moscow players had failed to score high points—their top was 10 goals in the last game of the tour against OttauiOjHull Junior Canadtens last Friday--“not only because of their tech-nlcal blunders but also due to the high skill of Canadian goalies.”~They liked Canadian defence-men for their high' technique, their great experience, their independence in deciding many technical problems . a very powerful factor In their favor is ability to stop the puck with their hands or their body.As for Canadian forwards, the Russians liked the^individual skill, creative spirit and great insistence striving on offence. Their high scores are due not only to the high techout ichnmdrawonebout:Thgain says is to Moor Lu John gro keep trees surg wins Foui knoc split Li of tl aroi to f| -If it interferes with the I. o{ thelr finish around ! tactical aspect of the play, it ^ opponents’ goal but to wouldn’t be liked by the spec- ^ f}ghtlng spirit and their , tators because there Is only aforce orstep from brute strength to injury.PREFER AMATEURSThat was one of the reasortsthev said they prefer amateur hockey to professional hockey,although they were enviousof the pros’ skill. The Selects witnessed National Hockey Lea-gue action as spectators, in competition against Canadian.amateur teams, the Russians! won five games while losing twoand tying one.“Professional hockey . .ceases to be a means of strength-iening man’s health and it’s not i accidctnal that the games of I professional hockey players usually have a ruthless character. Very often the hockey play-l ers resort to means that inflict i pain on their opponenU.I Thev didn't like the fighting ;that sometimes marsk profcs-oftotheir fighting spirit and their ability to make the most of any opportunities.Whitby Dunlops, Canadian representatives at the worldhockey championships this winter, scored seven goals in winning the first game of the tour—the best any team could do against the Russians. PRAISE COACHES, REFS -Canadian coaches were praised for their ability to bring up universal players, that Is, players who are equally good at any position on the team.The Russians even had a kind word for the referees. The highly qualified and objective judgment of Canadian referees facilitated the success of these competitions in no small degree.”instcticte:sescMsthiFIvntIocclt;N.E.S.—2C. Fisher.. . 228 198 227 651G. Martin ..143 197 240 JWG Everard ..234 199 224 657 GEO-2g! Budden ..228 204 276 708 K. Am833 798 907 2508 C. LushCity-Commercial Bowling LeagueMAMMY'S KNOCKOUT♦ •308 194 111 611 ?64 134 184 582
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St Johns Daily News
St Johns, Newfoundland, CA
Wed, Dec 11, 1957
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