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February 18, 1948

February 18, 1948

The Hockey News has been providing the most comprehensive coverage of the world of hockey since 1947. In each issue, you'll find news, features and opinions about the NHL and leagues across North America and the world.

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N.H.L. Sextets Like To Meet ‘Cousin’ Clubs

MONTREAL— Every one of the six teams in the National Hockey League has one club that plays “cousin” to it in the matter of scoring goals. There is always one team that a club holds an edge over and will always scare well against. These are the teams that the club with the upper-hand would like to play every night of rhe week. Detroit Red Wings and Toronto Maple Leafs, the two front-runners in the loop, both enjoy their greatest scoring successes against the sixth-place Chicago Black-Hawks. After Sunday’s games the Red Wings had scored 151 goals, and out of this number 53 were tallied against the Hawks. Toronto fired no less than 44 of their 143 goals into the Chicago citadel. FAVORITE CLUES After Chicago, the Detroit crew found Boston Bruins; and New…

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Chicago Squad Trailing Habs By Two Points

A GREAT CLIMB Victories over Boston and Montreal last week crowned a dazzling climb from a low sixth position. To show how Chicago gained ground on the Habitants, the Hawks were a full 11 points behind Les Canadiens on January 21. The following week they whittled that lead down to eight. However on the week ending February 1 they fell-off a little and trailed the Irviumen by nine marks but seven days later only six points separated the two clubs. Now Canadiens are in a position whereby a few more losses will plunge them into the cellar. Last Wednesday the Hawks cut their deficit to four points by blanking Boston Bruins 3-0 as young Emile “The Cat” Francis hung-up his first N.H.L. shutout. Chicago then landed its Sunday punch on Canadiens’ already…

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Syl Apps Is Idol Of Hockey Throngs

33-Year-Old Native Of Paris, Ontario Excelled In Many Sports Fields; Playing 10th Year With Leafs In any phase of business, politics or sport there is always an outstanding figure, a man who stands out above all the others, a luminary and one who sets the example. Hockey is no exception for there is one man who has been cutting a trail of glory down the centre ice lanes of every rink in the National Hockey League circuit for the past 10 seasons. He is the great centre star and captain of Toronto Maple Leafs, Sylvanus Apps. If there was ever a man who was a credit to Canada’s great national pastime, Apps without a shadow of a doubt stands out with the many others whose names have been engraved forever on hockey’s…

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AMERICAN LEAGUE

Complete Job The Providence Reds Arena in the American Hockey League is one of the few Arenas that remove the cages completely when putting a new coating of ice down between the periods of a game. This enables the surface to be entirely re-iced for the next session Token Of Battle When Buffalo’s star rearguard. Hal Jackson, was playing with Chicago Black Hawks he suffered a shoulder injury that required 175 stitches to mend. It occured when Jackson collied with “Hoole.v” Smith who was then with New York Americans. HOW THE RACE GOES Last Week’s Games February 10—St. Louis 4. Springfield 3; Pittsburgh 8. Washington 2. February 11—Buffalo 2, Hershey 1; Cleveland 2, Springfield 2; Pittsburgh 5, Philadelphia 4. February 12—Indianapolis 4, Springfield 2; New Haven 7, Hershey 2. February 13—Washington 5, Pittsburgh 3. February 14—New Haven 7, Spring-Held 2;…