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March 28, 1953
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Red Wings Tried Desperately To Set Howe Up For Big Goal
DETROIT, Mich.— While waiting around for the playoffs to, start, favorite hobby of Detroit Red Wings was trying to set Gordie Howe up for goals. It wasn’t easy. Not that Howe wasn’t trying, nor that his linemates weren’t doing their best. But the big right winger from Saskatoon ran into a slump, according to Howe standards. He had scored 45 goals in the 63 games it took Detroit to clinch the title, and it figured that by concentrating on the project in the seven “free” games left, he shouldn’t have too much trouble hitting the target of 50-plus. No. 47 came along in the next game, but then followed three games in Which he was blanked. That left an assignment of three games, and three goals (or more) for Howe. But on the basis of…
Player-Of-The-Week
The Toronto Maple Leafs failed in their bid to clinch a Stanley Cup playoff berth but certainly no one can blame their captain, veteran Ted Kennedy. Teeder only returned to action last week but right away managed to kindle some sort of flame under the in and out Leafs, especially his linemaies Sid Smith and Ron Stewart. After Kennedy was hurt in a game with the Boston Bruins, the goal scoring of Smith and Stewart fell off sharply after a whirlwind start. The experts said that what they missed most was their playmaking centre. Teeder Kennedy. In this instance the experts were apparently right, for when Ted returned to action last week, Smith patted five goals and Stewart two. Captain Kennedy himself marked a milestone in his long NHL career this past week…
Gordie Gets Three Awards At 13th Annual Cup Night
DETROIT, Mich.—Individual Red Wings reaped honors at the 13 th annual Trophy Night festivities which preceded the final game of the season against Montreal. Gordie Howe gathered three awards, while Metro Prystai, Marcel Bonin and Lefty Wilson, the assistant trainer, were other recipients. Howe retained three trophies won the year before: The Detroit Hockey Writer’s award as the most valuable player, the Gormley Trophy for most points, and the Murphy for most goals. Prystai received the Citron Trophy for sportsmanship combined with playing skill. Bonin was handed the Detroit Sports Broadcasters Award as the outstanding rookie. Wilson was given the Unsung Hero award, made annually by the For ‘Em Club, a fan organization, for behind-the-scenes service.…
OHA Teams Woo QSHL Players; Possibility of Eight To Ten Team League for Next Season
STRATFORD, Ont.— Unless the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association and the Quebec Amateur Hockey Association settle their controversy over the Atwell case, there could be repercussions, because it is known that a number of Ontario senior clubs have made overtures to players in the Quebec Senior Hockey League. Meanwhile, according to George Dudley, CAHA secretarymanager, the QAHA will remain suspended until the May meeting, regardless of what action the Quebec senior and junior clubs take. According to CAHA regulations., once a CAHA affiliate is suspended, all players in the banned organization become free agents, and with the probability that the “Big Seven” senior “A” OHA group is likely to expand, since growing pains are developing, there is every reason to believe that the charter clubs and new ones will be angling for the…
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