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April 23, 1955
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Battered Old Stanley Trophy Has Varied, Storied Career
DETROIT, Mich.— The story of the Stanley Cup—the battered old mug that stands supreme in hockey—is the yarn of a wandering trophy. The cup, which was originally priced at $50.00 is now insured for $2,500.00. Since the Detroit Red Wings were in possession of the famous mug when the 1954-55 Stanley Cup finals got underway, it remained in Detroit while the series go underway. However, it went into a crate following Detroit’s victory in Detroit on April 10 and was shipped to Montreal. A victory in Montreal for the Red Wings in the succeeding game (April 12) would have given them the series, four games to two. But is wasn’t in the books for the series to end that Way. Montreal, fighting to stave off elimination, came up with a 6-3 victory to…
WESTERN LEAGUE
Failed To Play Bronco Horvath and Johnny Bucyk were called up by Detroit for the 7th Stanley Cup game but were denied permission to play. Meet QHL Champs Edmonton Flyers now meet the winner of the QHL title fo the Edinburgh Trophy, with the series played in Quebec. HOW THE RACE GOES Series “A” Series “B” SERIES “C” (Finals) SEMI-FINALS TUESDAY, MARCH 22 Calgary 7 at Victoria 2 (Calgary leads best-of-seven series 1-0) Calgary: Stevenson, A. Michaluk, M. Quackenbush, Barry, Pargeter, Witiuk, Kyle, Couture, Coburn, A. Hucul, Lundy, McFadden, Scott, Finney, J. Michaluk. Victoria: Pelletier, Clune, Durham, E. Dorohoy, Macauley, Hebenton, Keating, Davidson, Achtymichuk, Bradley, Bucyk, Kuzma, Kilburn, Reay, Marquess, B. Bentley. Vancouver 6 at Edmonton 2 (Vancouver leads best-of-seven series 1-0) THURSDAY, MARCH 24 Calgary ft at Victoria 3 (Calgary leads best-of-seven series 2-0) Vancouver 0 at Edmonton 8 (Best-of-seven tied 1-1) SATURDAY, MARCH…
NOHA Puck Parade
SAULT STE. MARIE, Ont.— BUCKO COMES THROUGH—Led by the colorful Bucko MacDonald, former NHL performer, Sundridge Beavers won their Intermediate “B” playoff series against the strong Delhi Rockets…Sundridge came up with their finest hockey to take the best-of-seven series, 4-1…in the final game which saw the Beavers win 5-2, Keith Mogridge and Ivan Percival each fired two goals…interest in the series was very high…The brand-new Arena for North Bayhould be completed by October 1…footings already have been poured and work is going ahead at a fast clip…drilling and blasting were completed several days ago and the first shipment of steel has already been made…the construction is big news in the Gateway City which has waited for a long time for a modern ice palace…Hector Lalande, starry centre for Galt Black Hawks,…
Player-of-the-Week
Carried to a seventh and deciding game by a stubbern band of Montreal Canadiens, the Detroit Red Wings still managed to walk off with their second straight Stanley Cup, mostly on the strength of a two goal effort by their starry young centre, Alex Delvecchio. The series had earned the tag of the “Home Ice Final” due to the fact that the only games the opposing clubs seemed able to win were these played in the familiar confines of their own arena. The final game of the set was no exception to the rule, with the Red Wings coming through in the fine fashion for a hard-earned 3-1 victory and a 4-3 win in the series. It was Delvecchio who get the Wings off and running as he fired the “jump” goal in…
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