Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-02
Wings Impressive in Winning Opener
Brunetedu Gets
First as Bruins
Are Beaten, 80
By LEWIS II. WALTER

ut looks like II will take Old
Man Army Ia catch up with
those Red Wings"
Boston Bruins, king pins OF
hockey Just two short years ago,
feel that way about the Detroit
Hockey Club today. It's the opinion
defenseman Flash Hollet put forth
for his teammates after the hus-
Ting Detroiters had rampaged
through the war-torn Boston club
to a 80 victory in the opening
game OF the National Hockey
League campaign at Olympic last
night. i
Since il was the first sh4teut
over the Bruins in the recollection
Of the Oldest among the lO,S1O
fans: since the three gaps in the
ranks of the Stanley Cup finalistsI
were very capably filled by de-
fenseman Bill Quackenbush, cenerI
Connie Brown. and left wingerl
Harry Watson. the Wings had
cause for citation. Especially with
the ease OF the victory.
BRUNETEAU SCORES FIRST
But if the armed services reach
into the Red Wing ranks as they
have into those of the Bruins, who
have lost 10 men from last years
team, then the Bruins may, as
Hoifett also predicted. play De-
troit in the Stanley Cup finals.
Before Modere Bruneteau, COM
manding his seventh season ina
Detroit uniform. drove the first
goal home with less than four
minutes gone, it was apparent the
Bruins were outmanned. With only
six reserves against Detroit's nine
and mixture of veterans and in
experienced youngsters against
Detroit s well-balanced club, Bos-
ton was due for its second defeat
in as many nights.
SAVES ON TEAMMATE
Brimsek even had to keep out
shot by one of his own players,
Art jackson, who made a faulty
clearance in the first period, so il
was no surprise that Bruneteau's
shot in the first period escaped
him, to be followed by goals by
Capt. Sid Abel and Harry Watson
of the Wings in the second period.
Boston was shorthanded on the.
first two Detroit scores. Herb Cain
was off for interference when De-
troit intensified its forcing play
and Liscombe raced through with
Bruneteau to work smart double
pass that ended with Mud picking
the short side of the net from 20
feet out on right wing-just as
BrimSek started to cover the
larger part of the opening. II was
the third successive year in which
Bruneteau had scored Detroits
first goal of the season.
Abel had croquet shot through
Brimsek'S legs for the second goal.
scored with Jack Crawford off for
tripping. A pass-out from Carl
lLiscombe to Eddie Wares on the
right boards drew a 35-foot blazer
from Wares that rebounded to the
Wing captain. who drove 1t
through Brimsek's legs before he
could get set.
FIRST INSTALMENT
Watson, the 19-year-old winger
from Brooklyn Americans, for
whom Detroit gave $4,000. paid
the first instalment late in the Sec
ond period when Connie Brown
hooked the puck away from big Dit
Clapper beside the Boston net and
lflipped it out to Watson 10 feet
in front. Watson rang the cash
register in a hurry.
The Detroit defense wasn't
particularly extended although
young Quackenbush made good his
Ichance TO prove his GOODNESS and
ability under fire. With the Wings
forcing the play. however, Johnny
Mowers had 10 make several bril-
liant saves including an especially
smart one off Buzz Boil. Johnny
came 6 feet out of his cage to
knock the puck off Bolls stick
when the wing was in alone on
him in the third period.
THAT was a money save for
Johnny" said Adams after the
game. HE gets a bonus II he
gets five shutouts and that gave
him one-fifth right there.
DETROIT BOSTON
Mowers q Brimsek
Stewart L n Hollett
Orlando II n Clapper
Crosse G Gallenger
Abel l. w Bell
Wares r W H. Jackson
Detroit Motter. Quackenbush,
McAtee, Howe, Liscombe, Bruneteau. Wat
son G. Brown, Carveth
Boston alternates-s hewchuck, Crawford,
Schmidt. Hitler. A. Jackson Cain,
Refsree-Bill Chadwick. Linemen-Doug