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November 3, 1951
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Kullman’s Potent Stick On Western Swing Gives Bears .667 Road Averaged
HERSHEY, Pa.— If anybody doubts the growing offensive strength of Johnny Crawford’s up and coming Hershey Bears, just ask Ralph Almas, Glenn Hall or Emile “The Cat” Francis for verification. The Bears, who got off to a slow start by dropping 5-0 and 2-1 decisions to the St. Louis Flyers and the Pittsburgh Hornets on home ice, found their stride on their initial invasion of the Western Division. They swept aside: Indianapolis and Cincinnati in easy fashion, but lost their second straight; decision to the Flyers, 4-2. In coming home from their first road trip with a .667 mark, the Bears emulated the Chocolatetown AHL entry of a year ago which wound up the campaign with an 18-16 record away from home. The champion Cleveland Barons were the only other club to boast…
Sawchuk Wants No Repeat Of ’50 Vezina Run
It looks like Terry Sawchuk intends to spoil any repeat act of one of last season’s most dramatic hockey sidelights. The vezina Trophy award, you’ll recall, was a hot issue right down to the wire. It wasn’t decided until the final game when Toronto’s Al Rollins was declared the winner over Sawchuk by the narrowest margin possible. Toronto finished with 138 goals against to Detroit’s 139. This semester Sawchuk, Detroit’s 21-year-old goalie, broke away to a terrific start in the race. If he can maintain anywhere near that sort of pace, the Vezina will be wrapped up early, just like in the days when Montreal’s Bill Durnan made it virtually an “automatic” award. After four games, Sawchuk had allowed exactly four goals. Twice he came up with shutouts, in the opener against Boston…
Reggie Stuck It Out After Being Told He Had No Future In Game
NEW YORK, N.Y,— Since the Rangers have found that goals are about as priceless as uranium, they must now credit stubborness as an ideal personal trait. Reg Sinclair, their best scorer, should have given up hockey two years ago. He didn’t because he refused to accept the advice of an older, knowing hand. Sinclair was both the higest goal-scorer and point-scorer among the NHL rookies last year. The year before, when turned down at the Bruins’ Hershey camp, he was told by Baldy Cotton, Boston’s chief scout: “You have no future in hockey. Why don’t you go look for another job?” It is now to his credit that the 26-year-old right wing had a stubborn streak. He says now: “I was sure I could play this game, no matter what anyone said. I…
Condition, Moral And Mayer Make King Happy
Clancy’s Hornets Show Well Balanced Squad In First Five Encounters PITTSBURGH, Pa.— Maybe we are getting a little Over exhuperant town this way, but in Our earnest opinion, we think The Pittsburgh Hornets have got what it takes to give the steel city its first professional championship in 24 years. Not only have the Hornet collected their full quota of points from the first five encounters with the enemy, but they have also shown better form and more spirit than at any other time so early in the season. Clancy Confident At the moment, the unbeatables are sitting on top of the heap, and if Coach King Clancy is to be believer, they are going to stay there. One can diagnose several reasons as to why the Hornets are leading the field, but why not ask…
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