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April 7, 1956
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Bounce Back In Opener For Big Win
MONTREAL, Que.— Montreal has the power. With that concise summation, oddsmakers established Montreal Canadiens 2½-1 favorites over Detroit Red Wings before the 1956 Stanley Cup finals got underway. Only a few hours later the preseries evaluation stood up as full wisdom. Canadiens stunned Detroit by blasting four straight goals in the last period to overcome a 4-2 disadvantage and grab a 6-4 Victory in the opener of the best-of-seven series at the Montreal Forum. It was Hall power—blasting, sniping and jabbing—that proved too much for Wings with their blessing of hot goaltending. Within 12 hours that same power called for another adjustment in the odds. Montreal became a 6-l favorite to go on to the Stanley Cup. In a way the Motor City crew was a rarity in the role of underdog. Detroit was the champion;…
QUEBEC LEAGUE
Scores Two Goals Ron Ingram scored both goals for Montreal Royals in a 2-0 victory over Quebec Aces in the sixth game of their best-of-seven semi-final. Veteran Honored Veteran forward Ludger Tremblay of the Quebec Aces was honored by Ancient Capitols fans on “Tremblay Day” at the Coliseum on April 1. Wednesday March 21 Montreal 2 at Quebec 3 (Quebec leads best-of-seven semi-final 1-0) Royals—Goal: McNeil; defense: R. Rousseau, Ingram, Deslauriers, Clune, MacPherson; forwards: Coriveau, Thorndycraft, Goyette, Boucher, G. Rousseau, Denis, MacKay, Laplante, Bradley. Quebec—Goal: Millar; defense: Schneider, MacQueen, Ernst, Zeniuk, MacNab; forwards’: Gamble, Tessier, Powell, Labadie, Tremblay, Achtymuchuk, Buchanan, Cossette, Regan. Chicoutimi 5 at Showinigan 1 (Chicoutimi leads best-of-seven semi-final 1-0) Chicoutimi—Goal: Paille; defense: Glaude, Roy, Taillefer, Hanna, Labrosse; forwards: S. Smrke, Moore, L Smrke, TopoIl, F. Perreault, Locas, Cressman, Hicks, Tkachuk, Shawinigan Falls—Goal: R. Perreault; defense: Roche, Hodgson, Lamirande,…
Cincy Mohawks Lead Finals; Near Fourth Straight Crown
CINCINNATI, Ohio— Like “Ol’ Man River,” tbe Cincinnati Mohawks just keep rollin along. On the threshold of a fourth straight International Hockey League playoff championship. the Hawks held a 2-0 lead over the surprising Toledo-Marion Mercurys in the playoff finals as the HOCKEY NEWS went to press. Of course, it will come as a shock to practically no one that Cincinnati once again looms as the cream of the IHL crop. That’s the way it’s heen for the past four years, with the Queen Cityans monopolizing both regular-season and playoff honors. Upset Troy The most unlooked-for development in the post-season classic was Toledo-Marion’s I conquest of favored Troy in a semi-final series. Runners-up during the campaign. fhe Bruins grabbed a 2-1 lead in the liotly-contested best-of-five series. That’s when the, roof caved in on Nellie Podolski’s ill-fated…
Seattle Owners Pleased with Team’s Progress this Season
Players Happy With Amerks SEATTLE, Wash.— “If we accomplished nothing else in Seattle the past season, I am satisfied in knowing just one thing…the players liked it here and are anxious to return next fall.” These wore the post-mortem words of Billy Reay, who had just finished guiding the newly-formed Americans to a third-place tie in the Western Hockey League, coast division. The tie wasn’t enough to gain the playoffs, New Westminster getting the nod as result of having scored the most goals. In looking back on the campaign, however, the ex-Canadlan center felt that much had been accomplished in re-establishing Seattle as a Western hockey power. Had Little Time Seattle was out of the league in 1954-55 and had only two months to organize and make ready for the 1955-56 campaign. Reay was hired as coach…
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