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November 17, 1951
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Player - of - the - week
Veteran Center Ken Mosdell. playing the best hockey of his career is the choice as player-of-the-week as picked by the editors of THE HOCKEY NEWS. Ken racked up four points last week in three games. He split them, gaining two goals and the same unmber of assists. But, even if he hadn’t been the big gun in their scoring attack his outstanding play would have warrented our choice. Flanked by Rookie Dick Gamble, on lef wing and Floyd Curry on right this line has become the Canadiens most potenttrio. With Mosdell leading the attack both Gamble and Curry have begun to find the range and both look like they will have outstanding years. Mosdell, who has had to bathe in the left over sunshine of such briliant centers as Elmer Lach and Buddy…
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE
Shutouts Jim Shirley of Victoria shut out Calgary for a 3-0 triumph on the Cougars’ home ice, Nov 2nd, while Doug Stevenson blanked out Seattle at Tacoma, Nov. 3rd, to the tune of 41 saves and a final score of 3-0. This brings the total shutouts this season to five. Lorne Worsley of Saskatoon has two and Lucien Deschene of New Westminster has one. Hat Tricks Earl “Ching” Johnson, rookie right winger with the Edmonton Flyers, scored three goals in succession for the coveted ‘hat trick’ November 2nd, before a capacity crowd of 8,000 as Edmonton. Flyers marked up a sizzling 6-4 win over the Saskatoon Quakers. HOW THE RACE GOES STANDINGS ON MON. A.M., OCT. 5 RESULTS OF GAMES Oct. 30—Calgary 4 at Vancouver 4 Edmonton 5 at Saskatoon 3 Oct. 31—Calgary 3 at Tacoma 4 New West’er 3…
Halls’ G. A. Average Improving Each Time He Goes To Work
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind.— A 20-year-old youngster, who became a goalie because no one else on his “pee wee” team would take the job, rapidly is gaining recognition as one of the outstanding rookies in the American Hockey League this season. He is Glen Hall of the Indianapolis Caps; and he already is showing the same signs of greatness which carried such former Indianapolis net-minders as Harry Lumley and Terry Sawchuk to National League stardom. Hall started playing “pee wee” hockey at his home in Humboldt, Sask., as a forward. When he became captain, however, the team was without a capable goalie. Because no one else wanted the job, he moved into the nets and he has been kicking away opponents’ shots ever since. Spitfire For Two Years He attracted the attention of Detroit scouts while playing…
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