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With the BC game this Saturday, Weiland is still undecided on the exact make-up of his secondary lines, due to tight competition at all positions. Another healthy sign, the competition, has produced stiff, fast practices this last week, and has given the squad an increased incentive and spirit. As one player put it Monday, "Last year we lost several games which we entered as distinct favorites. This year that won't happen...
There is no question about the first line, where Dave Grannis will center wings Bruce Thomas and Dave Morse. Grannis, the high scorer on last year's Yardling team with 20 goals and 24 assists, has what Weiland calls, "perhaps the best shot on the team." Thomas at left wing, generally conceded to be the best hustler on the squad, and Morse at right, both picked up over thirty points last year. With Grannis they give Weiland a line which with steady improvement should be excellent by the middle of the winter...
...wing, and either Bill Beckett or Jim Dwinnell at left. Forbes and Snow, who played through the entire season a year ago, have both made tremendous strides this fall according to Weiland. A teammate referring to Forbes said Monday, "he's played the best hockey of his life this last week...
...third line has been referred to by members of the team as the "hatchet line." Big, fast, and strong, it is centered by Tom Heintzman, with Dean Alpine at left wing and Ted Ingalls at right. Heintzman and Alpine were members of the Yardling '30 point club' last year, while Ingalls played much of the season at third line varsity...
With the three best of last year's defensemen returning, the defense is the most experienced unit on the team. Bob Anderson, among the most proficient checkers in the league, Greg Downes, extremely aggressive, and a healed captain Mike Graney give Weiland reason to relax. Graney, laid up periodically last year with a wrenched back, has more or less recovered...