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April 7, 1956
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Amateur Puck Parade… …At A Glance
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE PLAYOFFS Series A Cincinnati vs. Ft. Wayne 1 March 20 Cincinnati 5 Ft. Wayne 1 (Cincinnati leads, 2-1, in best-of-five semi-final series.) March 21 Cincinnati 1 Ft. Wayne 2 (Cincinnati wins best-of-five semifinal series, three games to one.) Series B Troy vs. Toledo-Marion March 20 Toledo-Marion 3 Troy 2 (Best-of-five semi-final series, tied 2-2) March 22 Toledo-Marion3 Troy 2 (tripleovertime) (Toledo-Marian wins best-of-five semi-final series, three games to two.) Series C Cincinnati vs. Toleda-Marion March 24 Cincinnati 3 Toledo-Marion 0 (Cincinnati leads, 1-0, in best-ofseven final series.) March 25 Cincinnati 5 Tolado-Marloni (double overtime.) (Cincinnati leads, 2-0, in best-of-seven final series. EASTERN LEAGUE FINAL PLAYOFFS March 20th Clinton3 at New Haven 9 March 25th New Haven 0 at Clinton 1 March 26th Clinton 1 at New Haven 4 March 29th New Haven at Clinton March 31st Clinton at New Haven April 1st New Haven at Cliton (if necessary) April 2nd Clinton at New Haven (if necessary)…
MEMORABLE DAY FOR TOD SLOAN
TORONTO, Ont.— Tod Sloan will never forget March 22, 1956. For the high-scoring Toronto Maple Leaf centre, that day started perfectly as he received word, in Detroit that his wife, Jean, in Toronto, had given birth to their first son. Donald Thomas, a brother for.Marilyn and Joanne. But only a few hours later Slinker’s jay was tempered when he suffered a broken shoulder that brought his greatest season to a premature finish. Suffered in an end-board collision with Detroit Red Wing’s Gord Howe during the second game of the Stanley Cup semifinals, t.he injury was Slinker’s third in less than three weeks. Mild Concussions He had previously sustained two mild concussions in the final two weeks of the regular schedule and had started the playoffs while still suffering the hangover headaches 1hat. accompanied the second concussion. Leafs…
Outstanding Junior Elmer Vasco Signs Contract With Chi-Hawks
Two-Year Pact For Ex-Teepee CHICAGO, Ill.— Assurances issued six weeks ago by General Manager/Tommy Ivjin came true last week with the announcement by the Black Hawks that they had signed Elmer Vasco, highly rated junior defenseman from St. Catharines, to a two year contract. He has begun his pro career in the American League playoffs with Buffalo. The appearance of the Vasco signature on a Chicago contract was a long awaited moment. Black Hawk fans had been hearing about the promise of the Teepee captain and star for the past six months. Attempts to sign him last fall failed since he still had a year of junior eligibility. General Manager Ivan had promised late in February that “we’ll sign him before the end of the season or just after.” Elmer would probably have joined…
Toronto Marlies Favored To Repeat As Champions Of OHA Junior A League
GUELPH, Ont.— It was about ten minutes before the start of the fifth ind deciding game of the St. Michaels-Barrie semi-final series. Barrie coach Hap Emms, who’d stopped off at the press room to calm the mounting tension, was on his way to the flyers’ dressing room for the inal oration before his club took he ice. “We’ll see you Monday night”, tracked Marlboros president. Harold Ballard whose club had eliminated St. Catherines and was (waiting a wash-day engagement with the Barrie-St. Mikes winner. “I hope so”, said Emms with lust a touch of smoke from the nostils, “I just hope so.” Ballard may have been half joking or he may have bee.ti ap plying the well-known needle. The Flyers who’d already taken pne game in Toronto, had ostensibly blown the duke when the Irish…
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