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December 11, 1954
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Habs Use Hawks As Stepping Stone To Top of NHL
Montreal—Canadiens’ success against the rejuvenated but still slowly Chicago Black Hawks has been a big factor in their surge to the top of the National Hockey League. The Habs already have played the Hawks seven times, completing half of their inter-club games, and have yet to suffer a loss. Their record against the tail-enders is five wins and two draws. Three time in Montreal and twice in Chicago the Habs emerged victorious. The two draws were registered on “neutral” ice—in St. Louis and Omaha. When Canadiens played in Omaha’s Ar-Sar-Ben Coliseum, it marked the furthest from home any National Hockey League had ever played a regular scheduled game. In their seven games the Habs have outscored the Hawks 29 goals to 16.…
Prentice Replaces Mickoski On Line With Raleigh and Lewicki
NEW YORK, N.Y.— The last time they looked, New York hockey writers were surprised to note that the Rangers were the second highest scoring team in the National Hockey League. This may or may not mean anything. For one, the Canadiens were clearly dominant as scorers. For another, there was only a small margin separating the Rangers from the clubs behind them. But the notion does exist that while the Rangers do exhibit defensive weakness, they should be a high scoring club most of the season, and that this should pay off at the gate. It already has. And if they can stay around .500 in the won-and-lost column, the customers will get behind them 100 per cent—a condition which hardly could exist in the Big Town if they watched a more…
Player-of-the-Week
Harry Lumley, apple-cheeked cage custodian for Toronto Maple Leafs, is making a determined bid to retain possession of the Vezina Trophy, which he won last season for the first time in a lengthy NHL career. Last week starry Harry gained a little ground on the other contenders for the trophy as he led the Leafs to three straight victories, two of them by shutouts, and limited the op position to two goals in three games. On Wednesday, December 1, he shutout the Boston Bruins 6-0 in Maple Leaf Gardens and the following Saturday, again on home ice, blanked the Detroit Red Wings 1-0. He was finally scored upon the following night in Boston as the Leafs de feated the Bruins 4-2. In 24 games thus far this season, Lum has allowed but 39 goals…
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