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April 19, 1958
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Kurtenbach, Stratton Top Rooks In WHL Divisions
SEATTLE, Wash.— Orland Kurtenbach of Vancouver and Arthur Stratton of Winnipeg were selected as the best Rookies in the WESTERN HOCKEY LEA GUE from their respective divisions for the 19571958 season. Stratton led all rookies in scoring with 23 goals and 5 3 assists for a total of 76 points. He played in all of his teams 70 games. He scored the game winning goal in six games and the first goal of the game 4 times. He only spent twelve minutes in the penalty box. He received 54 of a possible 60 votes. His teammate Howard Glover was next in line with 35 votes. Jack Hendrickson of Edmonton was third with eight votes. Kurtenbach, who was sidelined by a shoulder injury in his 52nd game, scored 15 goals and assisted in 39…
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Playoff Points Record Zellio Toppozzini of the Providence Reds holds the record for the most points in one playoff series. In 1955-56 Toppazzini, playing for the Reds racked up 20 points. Fastest Goal Record The fastest gaol ever scored in American Hockey League play came in six seconds. Back in the 1945-46 season while performing with the Providence Reds, Billy McComb opened the scoring after just six seconds of play. TUESDAY, APRIL 8 Springfield 4 at Cleveland 2 (Springfield wins best of seven series 4-3) First Period 1—Cleveland: Shvetz (Poliziani, Vejprava)…… 2.09 2—Springfield: Ehman (Anderson, Gardner)…… 10:48 Penalties: Armstrong 1.39, Needham and Gardner 6.06, Needham 9.55, Smith and Elik 15.48. Second Period 3—Springfield: Beckett (Pidhirny, Leach)…… 17.42 Penalties: Anderson and Poliziani 2.06. Third Period 4—Cleveland: Vejprava (Elik, Bouchard)…… 2.31 Penalties: Shvetz and Caffery Overtime Period 5—Springfield: Beckett (Pidhirney)…… 2:44 6—Springfield: Schinkel (Caffery, Bionda)…… 9.23 Penalties: None How The Race Goes The Point…
New Ice Surfacing Rule Is Applauded By Milt Schmidt
BOSTON, Mass.—The Stanley Cup playoff experiment of making new ice just before the start of games has received the approval of Milt Schmidt. “From a coach’s point of view I like the idea,” said the Bruins’ coach. “Having my team back in the dressing room while the new ice is being made gives me a last, chance to talk to the players. “Formerly there was a lapse of 15 or 20 minutes between a coach’s final talk and the start of the game. With his schedule that lapse is eliminated. Then too. it gives a coach a chance to make last-second changes in plans.” The New’ York Rangers and the Bruins expressed pleasure In the improved surfacing of the first periods of their semi-final games tinder the new plan which provides for warmups…
Here’s Stan’s Five Month Food-For-Thought Plan On NY Freeze
Topper Danced All Night NEW YORK. N.Y.— Why did the second place Rangers bow to the fourth place Bruins in the playoffs? How come the Beantowners outscored and outhit their first division foes and eventually outskated the New Yorkers. These are some of the questions bothering citizens of Rangerville who will have five months to ponder them until the next ice surface is laid in the Fall. Strictly as a second guess and food for thought here are the reasons: The Bruins were the better hockey club over the six game Cup stretch. Not luckier but superior. The 28-16 scoring edge is proof of that. And they bad the home ice advantage. They were a better hockey club because a number of Blueshirts were not producing up to their potential, for one reason or another. And one reason—a…
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