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April 8, 1950
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UNITED STATES LEAGUE
Rookie Is In Rookie Marcel Pronovost of the Omaha Knights of the U.S.H.L. made the first official all-star team. The rookie made the defense post with tough Bob Hill of the St. Paul Saints. The youngster la the most talked about Rookie to appear in the U.S.H.L. In many seasons. Four Mohawks No fewer than four of the Kansas City Mohawks made the official U.S.H.L all-star team. The four are Gordon Fashoway. Ray Powell. Goal er Sugar Jim Henry and Doug Baldwin. The other two players on the team are Marcel Pronovost and Bob Dill. HOW THE RACE GOES MINNEAPOLIS, MINN.— The Omaha Knights and Minneapolis Millers made a clean sweep of their opposition in the U.S.H.L. semi-final play-off series. The Knights rode rough-shod over the Kansas City Mohawks in their best 3 in 5 game series when they…
How They’ve Fared In Past Attempts
(Here’s the statistical summary showing how Montreal Canadiens and New York Rangers have made out in past Stanley Cup duels. Detroit and Toronto figures were given last week.) RANGERS PLAYOFF SUMMARY Years Stanley Cup Winners 1940—Defeated Toronto in 6 games 1933—Defeated Toronto in 4 games 1928—Defeated Montoreal Maroons in 6 games Years Stanley Cup Finalists 1937—Lost to Detroit in 5 games 1932—Lost to Toronto in 3 games 1929—Lost to Boston in 2 games Other Playoff Years 1948—Lost to Detroit, 1st Round (6 games) 1942—Lost to Toronto, 1st Round (6 games) 1941—Lost to Detroit, 1st Round (3 games) 1939—Lost to Boston, 1st Round (7 games) 1938—Lost to New York Americans, 1st Round (3 games) 1935—Lost to Canadiens, 2nd Round (2 games) 1934—Lost to Montreal Maroons, 1st Round (2 games) 1931—Lost to Chicago, 2nd Round (2 games) 1930—Lost to Canadiens, 2nd Round (2 games) 1927—Lost to Boston, 2nd Round (2 games) Years Failed…
Genial Hub Squire Gets Hershey Draw As Playing Coach
HERSHEY, Pa.— Johnny Crawford, the new playing coach of the Hershey Bears, was expected here any day for his first visit, to “sign contracts and llok over the housing situation”. Announcement of the veteran Boston Bruin deefnseman’s appointment as playing coach of the American League Bears followed within several hours the public announcement of Don Penniston’s resignation. Penniston who directed ice activities of the Bears for five years, denied that this failure to get hig injury-riddled squad into the AHL Playoffs had anything to do with his decision. “I just needed a rest,” he declared. “We want to go to Montreal and lie in the sun and not think about a job until next September,” he added of himself and his pretty red-headed wife, Marie. Penniston said he has nothing definite in view altohough…
A.H.L. Playoff Highlights
NEW YORK, N.Y.— TWO of the playoff series this season have brought together rivals which have not met each other in post season competition for long periods of time. In the Eastern Division preliminary round, the Providence Reds engaged Springfield for the first Spring classic since the 1936-37 season, while in the semi-finals, the Reds met the Indianapolis Capitals for the first time since 1940. The play of the veteran Ott Heller, coach ofr the Indianapolis Capitals, has been the talk of the playoffs to date. The great detense star who spent most of the season just guiding his team’s destinies from the bench, got back into harness for the playoff games and has been flying around the ice and manning his position like a young rookie. He never seems to get…
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