The Sudbury Wolves the Hull-Ottawa Canadiens for the final game of the 70-game schedule. The Hull Habs were secure in first place with 91 points, but had gone two games without a win. Coach Glen Skov had them resting up in Wakefield.
The Wolves were fourth with 63 points, only 1 point ahead of Kingston, and needed a win to guarantee a playoff spot.
There have been Sudbury hockey teams named Wolves for over a hundred years. The EPHL’s Wolves started out in 1951 in the Northern Ontario Hockey Association and were active until the EPHL shut down. The current OHL Sudbury Wolves have been around since 1971.
Past and future NHLers in the 1960-61 Sudbury roster were: Silvio Bettio, Tom McCarthy, John Sleaver, Ken Girard, Jim Pappin, Cummy Burton, Gene Achtymichuk, Jack Hendrickson, Jack Martin, Myron Stankiewicz, Jack Price, Gene Ubriaco, Dave Amadio, Rich Healey, Bill White, Gordon Strate, Ernie Roche, Gary Jarrett, Al Millar, Gordon Turlik, Gerry McNamara and Cesare Maniago.
First period: goals by Morton (Sudbury), Bettio (Sudbury).
Second period: goals by Skov (Hull), Gray (Hull), Stankiewicz (Sudbury), Mortson (Sudbury).
Third period: goal by Mortson (Sudbury).
Ottawa Citizen: “Canadiens were so bad in the third period that it wasn’t until the 18th minute that Maniago had to make a stop.”
Final score: 5 – 2.
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