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December 1, 1951
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Elmer Ferguson
•BOSTON — MILT SCHMIDT became the sole survivor of one of the greatest forward lines of modern hockey, the famous “Krauts,” last week. Once there were three, Schmidt, Bobby Bauer and Porky Dumart. Bauer retired from professional hockey a few years ago, and recently Art Ross made it known that Dumart is through as a major leaguer. In fact, he wanted to trade the big left wing man to the Canadiens but it was no dice. The “Krauts” are in reality the last of the “name” lines. The Canadien “Punch Line”, was originally Lach, Blake and Benoit. Then it became Lach, Richard and Blake. But when Blake retired, this line lost its identity, in a way, with Dussault on left wing for a time, and then Olmstead. Before that there was…
DeMarco Clunked Twice, Two Bears Thumbed Off
BUFFALO, N.Y.— Feuds, like old soldiers, never die. Unlike the elderly military, they don’t fade away, either. That was quite apparent on Nov. 18 when the Buffaid Bisons and their Eastern Division rivals of the American Hockey League, the Hershey Bears, tangled for the second time thik season. Buffalo scored a M-2 victory, but the win seemed inconsequent ial in light of two occurrences during the torrid game. Two Hershey players, right wingers Norm Corcoran and Leo Labine, both were banished by Referee Des Smith for “purposely trying to injure Buffalo players.” Corcoran was sent off the ice after he struck Center Ab DeMarco on the back of the head with his stick. At the time, DeMarco was carrying the puck from behind his own net with Corcoran in hot pursuit. As DeMarco started to…
Squire John’s Not Glum
HERSHEY, Pa.— Although his red-hot Hershey Bears had cooled off somewhat at the 16-game mark of the American Hockey League race and were desperately fighting to maintain their slim advantage over Buffalo for Eastern Division leadership, Coach Johnny Crawford is confident the slump is only temporary. “We’re still carrying the offensive all the way, as evidenced by the number of saves rival goalies are chalking up,” Crawford said, “but our defenses have been caught up ice too frequently, leaving Gordie Henry at the mercy of opposition forwards.” Real Chevrefils, rookie winger, continues to set a torrid scoring pace for the Bears, registering 12 goals and 12 assists for 24 points, which was good enough to earn him top place among the AHL’s Individual scorers. While the Chevrefils-Dave Creighton-Leo Labine line is currently Hershey’s high…
‘Pembroke Peach’ Honored With Hall-of-Fame Scroll
PEMBROKE, Ont.— Playing top notch hockey and making a real battle of it all the way, Cully Simon’s Pembroke Lumber Kings bowed to Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League here by a score of 6-3, in what was generally regarded as one of the finest exhibitions of hockey ever seen in Pembroke. The game, played in the new Pembroke Memorial Center, was witnessed by 3,932 Pembroke and district residents, many of whom lined up hours before the game to assure thmselves of a good spot. Bruce Giesebrecht was in the Pembroke lineup for the first time. The right winger, property of the Ottawa Senators, has been playing with the Capital City aggregation most of the season. The Kings roared into a fast 2-0 lead in the first six minutes of the game and…
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