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April 3, 1954
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Elmer Lach May Replace Pollock With Baby Habs
QUEBEC, Que.— Elmer Lach may hang up his skates at the end of the current National Hockey League season and turn to coaching. A report in the french-language daily L’Evenement Journal here stated that Lach will replace Sam Pollock as coach of the Montreal Canadien juniors next season. The paper said that it had received the information from a “reliable source”. It stated also that Pollock will remain In the Canadien organization, probably as a scout for the parent NHL club. Lach, a twelve year veteran in the NHL, has been reported retiring for the last few seasons. GM Frank Selke has always tried to place retiring Habs in coaching jobs as he did In the cases of Frank Eddolls and Buddy O’Connor, who last season went to Buffalo and Cincinnati.…
PASSING THE PUCK
• BOSTON—The land of the bean and cod was caught up in a swirl of hockey-mad activity as your “Passing The Puck” correspondent hit town from Toronto for the third game of the Boston-Montreal series… It was like old home week… Close to 600 fans had made the hop from Montreal by bus, train, plane and car… Close to 150 more showed up on Sun-day, the majority of which were ticketless… it was a sizzling hockey game from start to finish and a pleasant surprise to see Butch Bouchard, the ageless veteran of 92 playoff games emerge as the individual star of the dramatic game… Butch scored two unassisted goals, doubling his entire 70-game output during the regular season… He was a potent force on defense and emerged from the…
Halifax Atlantics Eliminate Charlottetown In Seven Games
HALIFAX, N.S.— Player shuffles and protests played an interesting part in the Maritime Major (Big Four) Hockey League playoff semi-finals. There were player movements, threats of teams strengthening through the tryout system and protests over the eligibility o£ several men. While Halifax Atlantics romped through Charlottetown Islanders five games to two, Sydney Millionaires and Glace Bay settled down to a longer series, with Glace Bay making a determined stand after early defeats. The Halifax-Charlottetown series opened with a protest when referee Frank St. Laurent was Injured and an official was pulled out of the crowd to substitute. But it failed to materialize, was forgotten along the way. Islanders benched high-scorer Paul Saindon tor Indifferent play. Paul packed and went home. Two days later Spike Laliberte, Saindon’s friend, jumped the club. Islanders threatened to call up…
Amateur Puck Parade… …At A Glance
MARITIME MAJOR Halifax 6, Sydney 3. (Halifax leads best-of-nlne final 2-0). INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE Cincinnati 3, Johnstown 0. (Cincinnati leads best-of-seven final 1-0!. MEMORIAL CUP Quarter-Final South Porcupine 5, Eastview 5. (Eastview lead best-of-five series 2-1, one game tied). QUEBEC JUNIOR Final Playoffs Quebec 4, Canadiens 2. (Quebec leads best-of-seven finals 2-0) ONTARIO JUNIOR St. Catharine 6, St. Michal’s 6 tie—after overtime. (Best-of-seven semi-final series tied 1-1, and one game tied). Toronto Marlboros 3,. Kitchener 2. (Marlboros win best-of-five quarterfinals, 1-1). B.C. JUNIOR Vancouver 7, Trail 4. (League finals tied, 1-1) SASKATCHEWAN JUNIOR Prince Albert 6, Flin Flon 2. (Beet-of-nine final series tied 4-4, one game tied.). MANITOBA JUNIOR (Final Series) SCORING LEADERS ALLAN CUP EAST Matane 5, Cornwall 4. (Ma tane wins best offive Eastern Canada semi-final, 3-1, one game tied) WEST Winnipeg 3, Fort William 1. (Winnipeg leads best-of-seven Manl-toba-Thunder Bay finals, 3-0). OKANAGAN SENIOR (Final Standings) SCORING LEADERS NORTHERN ONTARIO Sudbury 6, Abitibl 3. (Sudbury leads best-of-five final 2-1) ONTARIO SENIOR A Owen Sound 7, Stratford 4. (Owen Sound wins best-of-seven final…
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