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December 31, 1949
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PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE
Surprise Eddie Shorx’n Oakland Oaks have withdrawn from the league, thus disrupting the entire schedule remaining. Victoria und Portland will play a home and home series to make up for tile games the Oaks were supposed to play on their Northern trip. Most Hot Tricks Seattle goalie Ron Pickell is in a hapless mood as lie scans the records. Somebody noted that the Ironmen’s cage cop has had no less than six hat tricks scored against him this season. leading Northern Division scorer Alan Kuntz of Vancouver scored two. HOW THE RACE GOES (Including Games of Sunday, Dec. 18) STANDINGS ON MON. A.M., DEC. 19 NORTHERN DIVISION SOUTHERN DIVISION RESULTS OF GAMES December 9 — Portland 2, San Diego 2; Fresno 6, Oakland 3; Vancouver B, Victoria 3. December 10 — Portland 3, Los Angeles 4; San Diego 2, Fresno 3:…
FOUR REGULARS PENALTY-LESS IN N. H. L.
MONTREAL, Que.— Before engaging in the Christmas weekend games there were six players in the National Hockey League who had not incurred a single penalty this season. After the ice had been cleaned following the five Christmas weekend fixtures the list of unpenalized regulars in the N.H.L. had been whittled down to four. Don Raleigh, slim New Ranger center and Ed Kryza-nowski, sophomore Boston defenseman, were both handed their first penalties of the season over the weekend. Baleigh did it the big way receiving a major penalty for fighting with Gus Mortson of Toronto on Christmas Night, as Rangers kept their unbeaten Christmas Night record intact by downing the hapless Toronto Maple Leafs, 3-l. Kryzanowskl also received his first two penalties of the season, both minors, against Toronto. Kryzanowski’s penalties came in the…
Shore’s Players Go
SEATTLE, Wash.— Players of Eddie Shore’s disbanded Oawland Oaks of the Pacific coast Hockey League have been widely distributed to other clubs. The Vancouver Canucks got Eric Unger, centre, and other moves included: To Fresno — Gordon Duggan, right wing; Ray Glover, centre; Walter Babey, defence, and Ed Marchant, left wing. To San Diego — Bill Jones left wing; Stan Jones, right wing, and Lawrence May, defence. San Francisco took Danny Nixon, defence, while Paul Courteau, centre, was sold to Louisville of the United States Hockey League, Goalie Nip O’Hearn and centre Mike Narduzzl were transferred to Springfield, and Shore has similar plans for wing Eric Prentice, defenceman Red Kane and centre Joe Ianneralli. The Oaks disbanded Monday, December 19 Shore finding it Impossible to operate in Oakland because of poor attendance and lack of interest…
East And West Quiet On Memorial Cup Hopes
MONTREAL, Que.— Immediately after Christmas every year, reports begin to filter in from Winnipeg, Brandon, Edmonton, Port Arthur and Toronto, all mentioning vague predictions about who will win the Memorial Cup, symbolic of Dominion junior puck supremacy. Two years ago, rumors stronger at the New Year than in any other bracket higher than junior, had Lethbridge Native Sons and Port Arthur Bruins as the hot favorites. The Bruins took Lethbridge, who had Eddie Dorohoy and Ray Manson on the lineup, then went on to wallop Barrie Flyers In the Canadian finals at Toronto. Last year Brandon Wheat Kings and Barrie were the teams most mentioned. But along came the current Memorial Cup holding Montreal Royals, who polished both clubs off, taking 12 games to do so in Toronto, Montreal, Brandon and the scene…
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