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April 4, 1953
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Terry Sawchuk Ties Playoff Shutout Mark
His Bid Repelled DETROIT, Mich.— A couple of all-time playoff records came and went as Detroit Red Wings and Boston Bruins broke away to a completely unpredictable but still all-even start in their best-of-seven semi-final series of the Stanley Cup playoffs. Two games here were split as Detroit romped to a ridiculously easy 7-0 victory only to be soundly upset in the rematch, 5 to 3. The series then moved to Boston after establishing the following highlights: Detroit tied the all-time record for consecutive playoff victories, but failed to break it. Terry Sawchuk matched another playoff record for successive shutouts, but was soundly repelled in a bid for more. So-Called “playoff hockey” was tossed aside for free-wheeling, wide-open play by both sides. Peace reigned throughout with never a fight, never a major penalty and only four minors,…
WESTERN HOCKEY LEAGUE
Dutch Dood It Earl Reibel, youthful center of the Edmonton Flyers, won the individual scoring honors in the Western Hockey League and the $100.00 bonus that goes with it. Reibel scored 34 goals, assisted in 56 others for a total of 90 points. Spare Goalie Jerry Cotnoir, Victoria Goalkepper will be the league’s snare goalkeeper for the play-offs. He will be eligible to play for any club should illness or injury prevent their own goalkeeper from playing. HOW THE RACE GOES FINAL STANDING Vancouver awarded second place, having won one more game than Calgary. New Miestminster awarded sixth place, having won more games that Tacoma. LAST WEEKS RESULTS Tues., March 17th Victoria 5 at Vancouver 9 Tacoma 3 at Calgary 4 Wed., March 18th Tacoma 5 at Edmonton 5 Thur., March 19th Tacoma 3 at Saskatoon 7 Fri., March 20th New West. 6 at Victoria 8 Seattle…
PASSING THE PUCK
DETROIT—“Well, they won’t win it in eight now,” a pleased Lynn Patrick remarked in the Boston dressing room following the Bruins 5-3 win over the defending Stanley Cup champion Detroit Red Wings… It was a great reversal of form by the Bruins and they looked like an entirely different team than that humiliated by the Wings in the opener, 7-0… The Wings entered the second game far too overconfident and Manager Jack Adams gave them quite a dressing down at the end of the game. “You beat yourselves in the first period. You thought you could just skate out there and they’d quit,” Adams told his players…When Fleming Mackell, who has been the standout Boston player to date, scored after seven minutes and 56 seconds of the first period in…
Chicoutimi Goalkeeper Weds During Playoffs
OTTAWA, Ont.— Alex Smart, who will probably be adjudged the most overworked coach of the year, may be able to enjoy his family a little more now. Just a little, though. Smart, who has been doubling in brass as coach of both the Junior East view team and the senior Ottawa Senators, had some of the load taken off his shoulders recently when his juniors bowed out of the Memorial Cup picture. The East view kids were nicked, 4-2, in the fifth and deciding game of their Eastern quarter-final clash with the Porcupine Combines, a Canadian farm club, and champions of the NOHA. The Combines now advance against North Sydney. Smart still has his Senators going, and to tell the truth, they might be going for some time yet. A best-of-eleven series is the…
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