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April 19, 1958
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AHL Coaches Return Five To All-Stardom
Top Men In Mentors’ Book HARRISBURG, Pa.— For the second straight season, the Hershey Bears and Cleveland Barons make up the American Hockey League All-Stars selected by the coaches for the Sunday Patriot-News. The sixth annual dream club was selected for Pennsylvania’s capital city newspaper by the six league coaches who were not permitted to vote for their own players. They based their ballots on the home and away performance of the players. Five of the selections, who repeated from last year, were Cleveland’s Johnny Bower (goal): Bo Elik (left wing) and Steve Kraftcheck (defense); Hershey’s Dune Fisher (right wins) and Willie Marshall (center). The new addition to. the top lineup, but certainly no stranger, was Hershey playercoach defenceman Frank Mathers. He made the club five of the last six years, missing out only…
Rangers Forced To Supply Pucks In Boston Home Game
BOSTON. Mass.—The fifth game of the Bruins-New York playoff series was played at Boston Garden, but technically it was the Rangers’ home game. So, in keeping with the temper of the series. Manager Lynn Patrick of the Bruins requested the Rangers supply the pucks for the game.. “Ordinarily I wouldn’t bother,” explained the Bruins’ Patrick, “but ill this series it’s the principle that counts.” Coach Phil Watson of New York had suggested earlier that he might carry the Rangers’ “home team” rights to the point where they would demand use of the Bruins bench, but any ideas Watson may have had along those lines were short-circuited by Clarence Campbell, National league president. Muzz Patrick. New York general manager, revealed the receipt of a directive from Campbell forbidding the move. Sparkplug…
NATIONAL LEAGUE
New Game Record When Maurice Richard played rhe second game of the Stanley Cup series against the Boston Bruins in Montreal on Thursday. April 10th he set a new record for games played. It was his 117th playoff game of his career. Most Playoff Shutouts Ex-Toronto Maple Leaf goaler Turk Broda holds the record for the most shutouts in NHL Stanley Cup playoffs. In 13 playoff series Turk scored an even dozen shutouts to establish the record. The Point Parade How The Race Goes SEMI-FINAL SERIES SERIES A Tuesday, March 25 Detroit 1 at Montreal 8. Thursday, March 27 Detroit 1 at Montreal 5. Sunday, March 30 Montreal 2 at Detroit 1 (over time) Tuesday. April 1 Montreal 4 at Detroit 3, Montreal wins best of seven semifinal series 4-0). SERIES B Tuesday, March 25 Boston 3 at New York 5. Thursday. March 27 Boston 4 at New York 3…
Fats Dechene, As Bower Stand-In Stands-Out In Barons’ Backstop
CLEVELAND, O.—Whatever the fate of the Barons in the Calder Cup playoffs, there can be no fault to find with the Fabulous Fat Man who came flying out of the Far West to fill the hole back in the nets. They said the Barons were cooked when Johnny Bower was hurt late in the regular season. They said that minus the China Wall, who led the American Hockey League goalies all season, the Barons would be bums. Then came Lucien (Lou) Dechene, 200 pounds, plus quite a few of quick moving blubber. This was the guy who was alleged to be too fat for the good teams. This was the guy who they said was too fat for the National League. Even too fat for the American League Even, perhaps, too fat for the Western…
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