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March 4, 1950
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It’s home stretch time in the American Hockey League and judging by the above shots it’s no picnic trying to make the all important playoff spots. It’s a fight from start to finish except that the players are just a little more tired by the time the end of the schedule enters into sight. The above pictures show the tenseness that enters into every game in the race to the Calder Trophy, symbolic of the American Hockey League playoff champs. Terry Sawchuk, goaler for the Indianapolis Caps is the main reason the Detroit farm club is so far up in the running. On the left Wally Stefeniw of the bottom place Cincinnati Mohawks watches the puck roll up Sawchuck’s pad. There was little hope of him putting it into the cage…
Bad Luck Dogged Boyish Flyer
ST. LOUIS, Mo.— He looks like a pink-cheeked school boy, but he plays hockey like a wise old professor. That’s Clifford Vernon Simpson, the highscoring center of the St. Louis Flyers. Only 26 years old, Cliff is in his sixth year of pro hockey despite missing two seasons while serving in the Canadian Navy during the last war. Injuries have plagued Simpson during the past season and also this one, and he hopes he has just about run out of his quota for his career. However, these bad breaks turned out to be good ones for the Flyers, for they would not have had the elever center without them. The sequence began just as Simpson was winding up his most successful year. He had scored 48 goals and 62 assists for a banner…
All-Star Poll For NHL Reports On Portsiders
MONTREAL, Que.— One more to go, and then the Coach, and you’ll have your National Hockey League All-Star Team completed. Leftwingers are on the griddle this week, with half a dozen of the topnotchers picked out to parade before the critical eyes of the judges who in this case are the paying customers across the continent. Next week, with the appearance of the ballot for the Coaches, you’ll have all the blanks ready to fill out and mail along before MIDNIGHT, MARCH 15. Taking them in alphabetical order, here are the six left wingmen considered most likely to succeed in the race for a spot on the fans’ dream team:— ROY CONACHER — Born at Toronto 34 years ago last October 5, the youngest member of the rootin’-tootin’ Conacher clan captured the point…
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Breaks Record Fred Thurier of the Cleveland Barons just scored his 600th point when he notched a goal against Providence. Mate Les Douglas now has a grand life time total of 349 assists, three better than the league record fomerly held by Les Cunningham. Playoff Limit There is no limit to the number of players a team may carry during the balance of the regular season. However, for the playoffs, no team may have more than 17 players exclusive of goaltenders on its active roster. Only 15 of these, exclusive of goaltenders, may be in uniform for any one particular game. HOW THE RACE GOES RESULTS OF GAMES Feb. 25 — Hershey 5, Cincinnati 3. Feb. 25 — New Haven 2, Springfield 2. Feb. 25 — Cleveland 6, Providence 2. Feb. 25 — Indianapolis 2, Pittsburgh 2. Feb. 26 —…
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